GOP Sen. Amanda Chase sues after being censured
A firebrand conservative state senator from Chesterfield County seeking the Republican nomination for governor filed a federal lawsuit Monday that seeks to undo her legislative colleagues’ recent decision to censure her for an alleged “pattern of unacceptable conduct.”
City facing potential $15M deficit?
Is there a big hole developing in Rich- mond’s budget? And could spending be proposed to shrink in the new 2021-22 budget that Mayor Levar M. Stoney will present in March?
City tax amnesty application process now open
City Hall is now accepting applications for tax amnesty on real estate taxes and some businesses taxes.
VSU launches no-cost tuition initiative for qualified high school seniors
A federal Pell Grant will be all 300 qualified high school seniors in Richmond and other nearby localities must have financially to enroll as full-time students at Virginia State University in the fall.
Civics education see resurgence in current national climate
Ma’asehyahu Isra-Ul recalls his high school days growing up in Richmond and being captivated by news reports about the fall of Communism in Eastern Europe in the 1980s.
Mayor Stoney has COVID-19; state of city address postponed
Mayor Levar M. Stoney announced Wednesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in a 14-day isolation after developing mild symptoms.
Biden nominates Virginia official, former VSU dean, to key USDA post
Dr. Jewel H. Bronaugh is heading to Washington to help run the U.S. Department of Agriculture after nearly three years of leading Virginia’s agricultural agency.
VEA president learns a hard lesson about COVID-19
Dr. James J. Fedderman is a career educator, but he’s learned more than he cares to know about COVID-19.
Vaccine supply, distribution problems frustrate area residents
Virginia’s teachers, grocery store workers and the elderly are facing delays in getting inoculated against COVID-19. A sharp reduc- tion in the supply of vaccine has left local health departments, including Richmond’s and Henrico’s, without enough doses to meet demand.
Free COVID-19 testing
Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.
Cityscape
On Monday, the same day that state workers began installing fencing around the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue in Rich- mond, a few landowners trying to prevent the statue’s removal filed their long-awaited appeal with …
Judge O’Berry apparently out
Judge Pamela O’Berry’s 12-year tenure on theChesterfieldCountyGeneralDistrictCourt likely will end Wednesday, March 31.
ACLU lawsuit against police action during summer protest dismissed
A Richmond Circuit Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia against the Virginia State Police, the Richmond Police Department and the City of Richmond for actions taken against protesters during a “teach-in” …
City Council approves new tax amnesty programs
Wait until March to pay any overdue taxes on homes and other real estate to avoid paying interest and penalties as well.
City General Assembly reps to face primary challengers
Three of the Democratic delegates representing Richmond in the General Assembly will have to get by challengers in the upcoming June 8 primary to keep their seats.
