VIRGINIA POLITICS

Dystopian View of VCU’s Graduation Walkout

by Goad Gatsby | DOWNTOWN RVA, JUSTICE, RICHMOND NEWS, RICHMOND POLITICS, VIRGINIA POLITICS

The Greater Richmond Convention Center has undoubtedly experienced more prosperous times. The recent walkout by Virginia Commonwealth University graduates highlighted a series of declining events in Richmond, marked by police confrontations during protests and the...

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Pink in a Field of Blue: Female Candidates Bring in Top Donations

Data from Virginia Public Access Project shows that, in terms of donations, Democratic women running for General Assembly seats in November are on top. With less than two weeks until the election, campaign finance reports show that not only are Democrats bringing in...

Washington R-Words Week Five Recap: To Scramble, You’ve Got To Break Some Legs

[WARNING: I will be using the term "R-Words" throughout this article because I have no idea what's right anymore] "Just a cup of coffee, please," Robert Griffin III told the waitress behind the bar. He eased his broken body onto the bar stool at the Washington D.C....

“Defy The Lie”: Students and Native Americans Protest Columbus Statue

On Columbus Day, the statue, located on Arthur Ashe Boulevard near Byrd Park, drew protests from a homeschool co-op and a local Cherokee tribe. Dozens of people gathered around the Christopher Columbus statue near Byrd Park this Monday in protest of Columbus Day and...

A Room With A New View

The Virginia Women's Monument, unveiled this week on Capitol Square, is a much-needed step toward acknowledging the many important roles women played in the Commonwealth's history. “No pedestals, no horses, and no weapons.” This was a sentiment of the University of...

Asking For Race On Marriage License Application Is Unconstitutional, Judge Rules

52 years after Loving v. Virginia, the Commonwealth was still requiring couples to state their race when seeking a marriage license. That's why three Virginia couples filed suit against the state government. Last month, Brandyn Churchill and Sophie Rogers, a Lexington...

Six Candidates For City Council Duke It Out In 5th District Community Forum

Richmond Mayorathon's Focus On The 5th forum was a game-show style event featuring half a dozen candidates competing for the 5th District's seat on Richmond's City Council. Six candidates running to replace 5th District Councilman Parker Agelasto attended a special...

Candidate Debates Spotlight Closely Contested General Assembly Races

With control of the General Assembly at stake, Republican incumbents Kirk Cox and Glen Sturtevant faced their Democratic challengers, Ghazala Hashmi and Sheila Bynum-Coleman, in contentious debates last week. Republican incumbents fighting to keep seats in the 10th...

New GRTC Chief Outlines Five Strategies to Grow Public Transportation

Increasing overall reliability, creating partnerships, and making our public transit system truly regional are among the foremost goals of new GRTC CEO Julie Timm. The new CEO of Greater Richmond Transit Co. has a vision of how to build on its recent breakthrough...

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