On track with wasteful government spending, Richmond’s Department of Public Utilities (DPU) pays an “ineffective” diversity consultant an extra $420,000.
Overcrowded Fox Elementary Means Street Trailers In Richmond’s Fan District
After an “administrative error” by the Richmond School Board, overcrowding at Fox Elementary School leads to trailers in the street in the Fan District.
Richmond Councilman Wants Cigarette Tax For RPS Funding
After Mayor Levar Stoney levied his meals tax on Richmonders, Councilman Parker Agelasto also wants a cigarette tax to fund the RPS rebuild.
Richmond’s Prostitution Problem Approached By General Assembly
In light of Richmond’s prostitution problem, the General Assembly has weighed in after calls from the City Council and the Police Department.
RTD/CNU Poll: Democrats Split Against Northam on Statues; Gillespie Right From The Start
The question is, will Virginia voters have forgotten Northam’s initial stance to bulldoze the memorials? Most likely not.
Doug Wilder Chooses Schools Over Statues
Former Richmond City Mayor and former Governor Doug Wilder puts the marker down on schools over statues; substance over form.
Richmond Isn’t Charlottesville; Laws Will Be Enforced
In the wake of Confederate flag supporters demonstrating on Monument Avenue, Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney is showing how to properly handle a demonstration.
Talking About Failing Public Schools Is Uncomfortable; That Doesn’t Make It A False Dichotomy
Dichotomies aren’t dismissed as false merely because they are uncomfortable to hear… between destroying monuments and funding schools, let’s talk.
Richmond Statue Removal Will Cost $3 Million In Tax Revenue
Destroying Confederate memorials would cost the City of Richmond $3 million in property tax revenue, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
RTD: Virginia SOLs Demonstrates Richmond’s Need For a Marshall Plan on Education
Something has to give, and if there’s a solution to be found? Start where folks are hurting the most — in the City of Richmond.