Field Notes: From ‘Levar who?’ to Mayor-elect
In six and a half months, Stoney's campaign transformed him from a virtual unknown into Richmond's mayor-elect, delivering an improbable outright win that few, if any, outside of his team predicted....
View ArticleNew Leadership
Richmond's City Council and School Board swore in a fresh crop of representatives and elected new leadership on Monday at City Hall.
View ArticleReplacing McEachin
A special election is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 10, to choose a new representative for the 9th Virginia Senate District, which includes part of Richmond, Henrico and Hanover counties, as well as...
View ArticleBills to Watch
The 10 bills we're tracking at the beginning of the 2017 Virginia General Assembly session
View ArticleMcClellan Wins
Longtime Democratic Del. Jennifer McClellan cruised to victory in a special election held Tuesday, securing the open Senate seat in Virginia’s 9th District.
View ArticlePrivacy or Discrimination?
Del. Bob Marshall (R-Manassas) on Thursday urged fellow Republican lawmakers to back his controversial “Physical Privacy Act,” more commonly referred to as the “bathroom bill.”
View Article'Day of Tears'
Several Republican delegates want Virginians to lower their flags in remembrance of abortions that have occurred since the U.S. Supreme Court made its landmark decision in Roe v. Wade back in 1973.
View ArticleNew Mayor 'Energized and Excited for Change'
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney delivered his inaugural address Saturday, promising as he did on the campaign trail to begin restoring confidence in government, repairing schools and ushering in a new era...
View ArticleMoney Trail
The anti-Joe Morrissey political action committee formed during Richmond’s mayoral contest this past fall was fueled by cash from individuals or organizations that also donated to Mayor Levar Stoney or...
View ArticleBack to City Hall
Mayor Levar Stoney announced Thursday that former West End City Council representative and mayoral candidate Jon Baliles will work in his administration.
View Article'An Untenable Position'
Former Mayor Dwight C. Jones departed City Hall at the end of 2016, but his final actions in office are still looming over his successor and the new Richmond City Council.
View Article'We Stand With All Our Residents'
Mayor Levar Stoney signed a directive Monday morning he says “reaffirms” Richmond’s commitment to inclusion in the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive orders on immigration.
View ArticleReplacing McClellan
Richmond voters will take to the polls again on Tuesday to fill an open seat in the Virginia General Assembly.
View ArticleBourne Wins
Democrat Jeff Bourne earned 90 percent of ballots cast in Tuesday’s 71st District House of Delegates special election en route to a landslide victory.
View ArticleUpdate: Bills to Watch
What happened to the 10 bills we dog-eared at the beginning of the 2017 Virginia General Assembly session?
View Article'A Stark Reality'
Citing limited resources and neglected needs, Mayor Levar Stoney on Monday unveiled his first budget, proposing utility rate increases and additional funding for Richmond Public Schools.
View Article'Excessive Bureaucracy'
Mayor Levar Stoney and representatives from VCU’s Wilder School on Thursday unveiled the mayor's highly anticipated performance review of City Hall. Stoney also outlined a plan to address its...
View ArticleParty Time
Political observers will be watching closely on June 13, when both of Virginia’s major parties hold primaries to nominate candidates for governor and lieutenant governor.
View ArticleA Third Choice
Libertarian Cliff Hyra kicked off his 2017 campaign for Virginia governor Thursday morning, describing himself as "the only alternative to the two establishment candidates and establishment parties."
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