“Every year, before the event, I would get a call or a text from Bill that said, ‘What's your pizza order?’”
Many visitors to Bill Martin's memorial said what stood out to them was Martin’s daily acts of kindness, despite his packed schedule across the city.
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Federal judge orders widespread voting rights restoration for Virginians by @deanmirshahi.bsky.social www.vpm.org/news/2026-01...
Big thanks to @jahd.bsky.social and @deanmirshahi.bsky.social for letting me crash the VPM news election night post party - always love a public media co-byline.
Btw VPM is a treasure and their coverage of the election this year was the gold standard www.vpm.org/elections/20...
New: The National Guard troops put on state active duty "may be employed as a unit to a single incident site, or by distributing squads to multiple incident sites, dependent on the needs of the supported agency," per an internal document obtained by @vpm.org www.vpm.org/news/2025-10...
Before approving next year’s tax rate, Council voted down an effort to lower it by 4 cents. @vpm.org
Richmond City Council voted Monday to keep the real estate tax rate at $1.20 per $100 of assessed value for 2026.
They postponed the vote back in September; read @deanmirshahi.bsky.social's related story for more! #RVA
@deanmirshahi.bsky.social and i are back on the tavares floyd beat for @vpm.org. why are we covering a former city council candidate, you ask? oh, no particular reason:
Spanish translation of Richmond City Police’s report on a reported missing man being in ICE custody: Actividad confirmada del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) de EE UU en Vecindario de Richmond Esta mañana alrededor de las 7:03 a.m. oficiales del Depto. de Policía de Richmond (RPD) respondieron a un reporte de una persona extraviada, un hombre adulto, en la cuadra de 1500 Clarkson Road. Al llegar los oficiales, observaron la presencia de agentes del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) de Estado Unidos en el vecindario de Southwood. Los oficiales de RPD consultaron con los agentes, quienes confirmaron la detención y custodia de la persona reportada como extraviada. Oficiales de RPD prosiguieron a contactar al individuo que hizo el reporte para notificarle que dicho hombre estaba en custodia de agentes federales. De acuerdo con las normas de la Ciudad, el Departamento de Policía de Richmond no participó en la actividad de ICE.
RPD’s Spanish translation:
New: Richmond police said a man who was reported missing and officers were looking for today was in ICE custody. RPD says they didn’t help. @vpm.org
The Senate of Virginia delegated to its Committee on Privileges and Elections the responsibility of considering the resolution to confirm gubernatorial appointees to the governing boards of George Mason University, the University of Virginia, and the Virginia Military Institute and deciding whether (and how) to bring that resolution to the Senate floor for a vote. By voting 8-4 to not report the confirming resolution, the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections rejected those appointees on behalf of the Senate. Because confirmation of a gubernatorial appointee requires the majority vote of a quorum of each chamber of the General Assembly, the action of the Senate committee manifested the General Assembly’s “positive unwillingness” to make the requested confirmations and constituted a refusal to confirm under the Constitution of Virginia. Accordingly, the Constitution of Virginia required the rejected appointees to immediately cease their participation on their respective boards. They have not done so. Instead, following the legal advice of the Attorney General, the defendant Rectors of the George Mason University and University of Virginia Boards of Visitors and President of the Virginia Military Institute Board of Visitors have continued to recognize the rejected appointees as members of their respective governing boards. Moreover, they intend to continue to do so.
AP:Virginia judge bars Youngkin's university board appointments rejected by Senate Democrats apnews.com/article/judg...
Opinion: drive.google.com/file/d/1s06V...
Hey, Central Virginia. It's really, really hot outside. Stay cool! www.vpm.org/news/2025-06...
A spokesperson for Gov. Glenn Youngkin pushed back on an estimate by the CFO of Virginia's Medicaid agency that federal cuts could cause “a macroeconomic financial shock" for the state, saying that “economic impacts should be evaluated by individuals with specific expertise in hospital finance.”
New: James Murdoch, the son of media mogul and Fox News founder Rupert Murdoch, and his wife Kathryn each gave $50K to @abigailspanberger.com for her run for Virginia governor. @vpm.org
Tune in today for updated reporting from @deanmirshahi.bsky.social on Sheila White's resignation as Richmond finance director:
Richmond finance director Shelia White has resigned, a city spokesperson says. Her last day is July 25. @vpm.org
BREAKING: UVA President Jim Ryan resigned Friday, according to news reports.
New for @vpm.org: State lawmakers explore parole changes amid abuse claims at Red Onion www.vpm.org/news/2025-06...
Richmond’s audit of the staff P-card program found multiple issues: purchases with “missing or insufficient documentation,” unclear rules, inadequate training and inconsistent policy enforcement.
www.vpm.org/news/2025-06... via @deanmirshahi.bsky.social #RVA
NEW: Levar Stoney concedes to Sen. Ghazala Hashmi in the Lieutenant Governor Democratic primary. @vpm.org
New: Richmond's interim CAO Sabrina Joy-Hogg will resign, per the City. The national search for a permanent CAO is wrapping up and a candidate is "soon to be announced."
