Styrofoam ban for all food outlets begins July 1
Localities are allowed to grant a one-year exemption to eligible food vendors if they can demonstrate that complying with the ban would create “undue economic hardship.”
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Because of delayed primary, there’s no early voting location on Richmond’s Southside
During the last Republican Senate primary in 2024, only about 150 people cast early ballots in person across all early voting sites.
In show of unity, city officials unanimously approve tweaks to collective bargaining rules
Richmond officials are back on the same page when it comes to the collective bargaining rights of the city’s unionized workforce.
Council rejects proposals to create new layer of review for code refresh
Two proposals for citizen-led commissions fail on 2-6 votes.
City Hall is making its own news, and paying the RTD to distribute it
The city is paying the RTD for the opportunity to reach the paper’s audience directly, without being filtered through news reporters.
City Council again delays action on financial transparency measures
In May, the same committee chose to put off the matter until June.
City: DPU billing glitch impacted about 15,000 customers
Officials expect the fixes to be made by Thursday.
