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Destination unknown? Richmond Times-Dispatch publisher Kelly Till said today paper is leaving downtown #Rva HQ April ‘25. No word - yet - where news, mrkting folks will go. Maybe Hanover plant? Quitting #Rva after generations there would cut literal, figurative bond w/ our core audience.

Here’s the RTD’s brief report on its own move out of its longtime downtown office richmond.com/news/local/bus…

Folks who think it’s impossible that older Virginians could end up making thousands of tiny political donations should look at the tone of fundraising emails. This is from Kaine’s camp, asking for money for both him and Tester, styled as a plea from a hoppin’ mad James Carville

Richmond's open data laws require the city to publish and maintain a free, public database that tracks government spending. Code dictates the database be updated monthly. But the most recent available data is from spring 2019 — over 5 years ago. richmond.com/news/local/gov…

This was part of Stoney’s answer on the endorsement Q. He said candidates have asked for his endorsement, without naming names, and he expects to back someone.

In a staff meeting following terminations, Richmond’s Finance Director is heard expressing disappointment in her dept’s service to citizens. “They have a high expectation of us. That's why they're killing us in the press, and frankly, we've earned it.” wtvr.com/news/local-new…

Also, I asked Virginia Speaker of the House Don Scott about liberal patriotism, and he had quite the response.

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