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Graham Moomaw

Graham Moomaw

GRAHAM MOOMAW covers City Hall after previously covering the statehouse for The Virginia Mercury and The Richmond Times-Dispatch. He can be contacted at gmoomaw@richmonder.org.

Budget proposal would allow larger severance payouts for top City Hall officials

Budget proposal would allow larger severance payouts for top City Hall officials

Senior Richmond City Hall officials would be eligible to receive up to a full year’s salary in severance pay under a more generous policy proposed by Mayor Danny Avula’s administration.

Richmond judge stands by criticism of city’s hired lawyer; Burks dropped from case

The judge didn’t take long to decide that she won’t back down from her public criticism of a lawyer who has been representing the city government in her courtroom.

Richmond judge stands by criticism of city’s hired lawyer; Burks dropped from case

In FOIA officer case, city’s lawyer fires back at judge for questioning his ‘candor’

Robinson seemed to acknowledge he and the city were taking an extraordinary step by floating the possibility that the judge should step back from the case.

In FOIA officer case, city’s lawyer fires back at judge for questioning his ‘candor’

Planned Parenthood clinic not moving forward in Northside after city’s $10 property deal

Planned Parenthood confirmed its plan for the Northside facility has been shelved, largely for financial reasons.

Planned Parenthood clinic not moving forward in Northside after city’s $10 property deal

Avula presents $1.1B budget proposal In ‘constrained’ year for City Hall

The city’s revenue growth is temporarily limited this year due to a one-year break in reassessing the taxable value of city real estate.

Avula presents $1.1B budget proposal In ‘constrained’ year for City Hall

City backs off ‘Operation Vaporize’ as blowback from vape shop owners intensifies

Richmond officials are temporarily easing up on efforts to go after local vape shops after complaints from business owners that the crackdown has been excessive.

City backs off ‘Operation Vaporize’ as blowback from vape shop owners intensifies

Richmond police say one person charged in weekend street takeovers

A “large group of drivers” and onlookers participated in street takeovers across Richmond Saturday night and into early Sunday morning, according to city police.

Richmond police say one person charged in weekend street takeovers