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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.

Va. Senate blocks bill that would’ve given Richmond millions more in Rosie’s gambling revenue

Va. Senate blocks bill that would’ve given Richmond millions more in Rosie’s gambling revenue

Under the current system requiring an even split, both localities got $3.7 million from the Richmond Rosie’s, according to data for the most recent budget year.

Virginia Senate committee blocks bill to impose new hiring criteria for Richmond DPU directors

The bill was rejected on an 8-7 vote along party lines.

Virginia Senate committee blocks bill to impose new hiring criteria for Richmond DPU directors

Richmond officials want to test a new kind of bus stop. The Planning Commission is skeptical.

Richmond traffic officials are hoping to try out a new type of bus stop where riders would get on and off using a platform built in the street that would also slow down traffic.

Richmond officials want to test a new kind of bus stop. The Planning Commission is skeptical.

Henry Marsh, Richmond’s first Black mayor, dies at 91

Marsh became mayor after residents elected the city’s first majority-Black City Council in 1977, putting him in a leadership role at a tense time when Richmond’s mostly white business class feared a loss of control over city government.

Henry Marsh, Richmond’s first Black mayor, dies at 91

State health officials say Richmond water crisis was ‘completely avoidable’

Questions remain about delayed response to 2022 inspection More than two weeks after a power outage set off a series of events that crippled Richmond’s water treatment plant, Virginia regulators are putting the city on notice that it may have violated state law and are launching their own investigation

State health officials say Richmond water crisis was ‘completely avoidable’

Richmond selects national engineering firm to review water failure

The company is expecting to have “preliminary findings” within a few weeks and will follow up later with a full rundown on what the city can do to prevent future disruptions to water service.

Richmond selects national engineering firm to review water failure

Murder and violent crime fell in Richmond during 2024, police chief says

“I know it's not always obvious for folks and doesn't always feel that way, but this is the hard data,” Edwards said.

Murder and violent crime fell in Richmond during 2024, police chief says