Outside of the early voting site at Hickory Hill Community Center, a food trucks generator buzzed as a worker hands out food. More buzz came from campaigners promoting support for the casino referendum on the ballot.
Vote jobs and revenue, revenue! Vote jobs and revenue! sang two women as they directed people toward the polls or the food truck, which gave out free meals to anyone who queued up.
Richmond City voters are deciding whether a new casino and entertainment venue, and the possible gains in tax revenue and jobs by that come with it outweigh concerns over transparency, policymakers respect for a 2021 defeat of a similar measure and the risks expanded gambling could pose.
Urban One and Churchill Downs are behind the Richmond Grand …
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