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How clean is your hotel room? Video included

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When you check into a hotel, you may not be able to assume it's completely clean and safe. Just like NBC12 looks at restaurant health inspections, this time we checked out hotel inspections by the State Health Department.

State Senate forwards Amazon bill to the House Video included

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To the shock of many retailers, the Virginia Senate passed the "Amazon Bill" Friday. The bill would force the online retailer to collect sales tax on items you buy. That means you'll have to pay that 5%. Local stores say it's about time.

Roll-Your-Own cigarette shops: self-service or manufacturing?

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Small businesses have popped up where smokers can make their own cigarettes for a lot less money than buying them in a store. But Richmond based Philip Morris is backing a bill in the general assembly to get these Roll-Your-Own companies to pay the same percentage of taxes that they do.

Legal Aid budget cuts lead to layoffs

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An organization that helps low-income people fight their legal battles is facing layoffs and cuts. The Legal Aid Society budget has been slashed, cutting the number of people they can help.

Treatment center closing will mean loss of 900 jobs

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Plans to close four treatment centers will mean thousands of lost jobs -- hundreds of them in the Dinwiddie area.

  • Wednesday, February 1 2012 9:55 AM EST2012-02-01 14:55:49 GMT
    Many veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are having trouble finding jobs. That's why Dominion Virginia Power has a program called "Troops to Energy Jobs."