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In Richmond transparency lawsuit, bills from private law firm stopped months ago

The firm has gone roughly four months without filing a new invoice, making it impossible for outsiders to use those documents to monitor how the costs to the city are adding up.

Officials express high hopes for city’s revamped budget process

Richmond’s top government officials gathered at Maymont Thursday to mark what they say is the start of a new era for how the city creates its annual budget.

Officials express high hopes for city’s revamped budget process

Promised sidewalk investments win Snead Road affordable housing project approval

Lynx agreed to either build sidewalks from the project site to the nearby J.L. Francis Elementary or give the city $50,000 to do so.

Promised sidewalk investments win Snead Road affordable housing project approval

Council committee puts brakes on private towing fee hikes

“We got this less than 24 hours before this committee meeting.”

Council committee puts brakes on private towing fee hikes

City Council OKs budget transparency measure to publicize department funding requests

Its passage Monday was somewhat surprising, because both Avula and a joint Council-administration budget task force had voiced opposition.

City Council OKs budget transparency measure to publicize department funding requests

After spirited discussion, Council delays vote on real estate tax rate

"It just seems like it's a circle that we are going around, that there's really no real relief."

After spirited discussion, Council delays vote on real estate tax rate

Some early voters in Richmond received an incorrect ballot

The Richmond Office of Elections issued an apology after discovering that some voters received an incorrect ballot on the first day of early voting Friday.

Some early voters in Richmond received an incorrect ballot