Mayor’s $836M proposed budget includes major pay hikes for public safety workers
Soaring property values and a continuing boom in new development in Richmond have given City Hall the money to propose major pay increases for police officers, firefighters and other city employees.
Good riddance
Two years ago, the only reasons police officers could be decertified in Virginia were if they tested positive for drugs, were convicted of certain crimes or failed to complete required training.
Displaced Fox Elementary students to resume in-person classes temporarily at First Baptist Church on Monument Ave
Students from William Fox Elementary School will have classes at First Baptist Church on Monument Avenue and Arthur Ashe Boulevard starting Monday, March 21.
Creation of police oversight panel among 3 critical items City Council to consider
Richmond City Council is heading to decision time on three significant items on its agenda—creation of a civilian review board to oversee police discipline, collective bargaining for employees and redistricting.
Investigation continues into Richmond Police shooting of Henrico man in East End
Two Richmond Police officers have been put on temporary administrative leave after shooting and killing a white man Sunday night in the East End.
Settlement details expected in death of South Side man involving police, ambulance personnel
A settlement is being worked out in the $25 million federal civil lawsuit alleging that two Richmond Police officers and two Richmond Ambulance Authority emergency medical personnel fatally smothered city resident Joshua L. Lawhon three years ago.
Richmond Public Library unveils plan for $70M reno at Downtown facility
A $70 million facelift is being proposed for the Richmond Public Library’s Main Library in Downtown.
Free COVID-19 testing, vaccines
Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.
Virginia’s HBCUs received more than $141M collectively from ARP
Big bucks. That’s what Virginia’s five historically Black colleges and universities have received from the federal American Rescue Plan.
Dr. Dietra Trent to lead White House HBCU initiative
President Biden has tapped a Virginia education veteran to work with and advocate for historically Black colleges and universities in the halls of government.
Mask requirement on public transportation slated to end March 18
GRTC passengers could go maskless beginning Saturday, March 19.
RRHA announces customer service upgrades
The landlord for Richmond’s public housing is promising a more customer-focused approach in dealing with its tenants.
Volunteers to help RRHA families late with rent to file for state relief
Next week, scores of volunteers will be going door to door in public housing communities seeking to help 1,700 families avoid eviction because their rent is past due.
Youngkin rolls back diversity, inclusion efforts in education, calling them ‘divisive concepts’
Gov. Glenn A. Youngkin’s administration has rescinded a series of policies, memos and other resources related to diversity, equity and inclusion that it characterized as “discriminatory and divisive concepts” in the state’s public education system.
Bill to allow marijuana resentencing killed by GOP lawmakers
A Republican-led panel of House of Delegates members on Monday blocked a bill that would have allowed people incarcerated or on probation for marijuana-related crimes to ask a court for a modified sentence.
