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Richmond DSS bungles payments for adopted children with special needs
Hicks also said the delay in process checks is the result of several systemic and structural problems and he was recently made aware of. He said he has asked for a full audit by the City Auditor’s...
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Mayor’s diversion won’t help city schools
Jones, it would appear, can’t handle the truth. Instead, he comes off looking stingy on school maintenance, lavish on spending for private-sector sports teams and indifferent about the safety and...
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City documents suggest Marshall severance pay was optional
The city of Richmond may not have been required to pay $163,617 in severance compensation to former Chief Administrative Officer Byron C. Marshall, but the office of Mayor Dwight C. Jones has declined...
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City officials: Confidentiality agreement is confidential.
City officials already went to unusual lengths to keep quiet the circumstances surrounding Marshall’s resignation, requiring City Council members to visit an outside employment law attorney to sign a...
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Judkins legal filing coincided with Marshall exit
It’s unlikely that the interrogatory filing, a standard method of acquiring information in the discovery phase of a legal case, is the direct cause of Marshall’s abrupt departure. But the document...
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Today’s Top Opinion: Richmond government — nonsense on stilts
In short, this all looks very bad. It’s time for the administration to drop the nonsense and come clean. Link
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Costly Thefts At Richmond City Hall
The total loss amounts to $48,000. … The mayor’s office has been tight-lipped about the matter and refused to comment. Link
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Council member fires one staffer, hires man living with her
Mosby said she sees nothing wrong with firing her old city council liaison and replacing him with a man living with her. Link
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8News Investigates: What Are Your Rights When It Comes to Noisy Neighbors
The City of Richmond has a noise ordinance but 8News Investigator Kerri O’Brien uncovers Richmond Police are having trouble enforcing it. 8News has learned since the city’s ordinance went into effect...
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Details Emerge About Byron Marshall’s Departure from City
Council members Reva Trammell, Jon Baliles, Parker Agelasto and Chris Hilbert all refused to sign the non-disclosure agreement. In addition to Graziano and Mosby, Charles Samuels, and Ellen Robertson...
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City Stonewalls; Wolf Sues!
Wolf called out the City on the backpage of Style and on her blog. The Times-Dispatch joined the fun on its editorial page: “That rumble you hear is the thousands of lawyers across the state laughing...
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Hunting for Gold
The revenue outlook seems dim for Redskins training camp, raising uncertainty about how the city will get its money back. Link
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City attorney points to ‘missteps’ in closed council meetings
City Attorney Allen L. Jackson didn’t go into much detail about the apparent errors during a brief discussion at Monday’s meeting of the council’s Organizational Development Committee, but he...
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Audit: Shift of school trauncy program rocky
The move was underfunded and the promised equipment, including cars, was either faulty or inoperable, said the report from Debora R. Johns, chief auditor for the school system. Link
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Apartment group upset by city’s pullout from rental inspection meeting
Peter Chapman, who oversees Walsh and Olinger as deputy chief administrative officer for economic and community development, advised his staff not to be involved, said Tammy D. Hawley, press secretary...
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Records show Marshall was scheduled to travel to Spain before abrupt exit
The emails, obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request filed by the Richmond Times-Dispatch, are a strong indication that Marshall’s exit was sudden and unplanned, at least according to the...
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Hinkle: Brewery deal comes with a hangover
The Jones administration has shown less than a robust commitment to transparency. The details about every angle of this deal should be fully disclosed. The public also should receive regular reports...
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Editorial: Richmond needs to know
The administration of Mayor Dwight Jones is proving as transparent as a World War II blackout curtain. Link
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City Stonewalls; Wolf Sues!
Wolf called out the City on the backpage of Style and on her blog. The Times-Dispatch joined the fun on its editorial page: “That rumble you hear is the thousands of lawyers across the state laughing...
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