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...

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:

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

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."

New: After DOGE cut its AmeriCorps grant and 15 others in Virginia, Richmond says it will keep its program - the RVA Health Corps initiative - thru August by using matching funds from previous program years.