Graham Moomaw
@gmoomaw
Reporter at @RichmonderNews Previously: @mercuryvirginia @RTDNews Email: [email protected] https://www.richmonder.org
Live Nation is paying Richmond $50 an hour to have the Belle Isle public parking lot to itself on summer concert days, per @michaelpinRVA
Amphitheater's use of Belle Isle parking lot is raising questions from nearby residents richmonder.org/amphitheaters-…
NJ is more promising for Repubs this year than Va, where the gov candidate until recently had a pastor running her campaign, has yet to win Trump’s endorsement & has notably less cash than the GOP AG nominee Can Va Dems sweep, a la 2017? My latest: politico.com/news/magazine/…
We are ONE WEEK away from the @StateNavigate Virginia 2025 election forecasts are out (100 days before Election Day) for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and the House of Delegates. It'll be out the morning of July 28th.
Always a good sign when you have to point that out
VA GOP chairman: Earle-Sears' campaign 'is not a clown car' richmond.com/news/state-reg…
This feels a little like the time the city tried to claim public records on trees become secret if the tree falls on someone wtvr.com/news/local-new…
With (a lot of) help from our attorneys, we're disputing the city's decision to withhold spending records for Reginald Thomas. We previously reported that Thomas had spent ~$2M at companies connected to himself and associates. Then, officials decided to stop disclosing records.
When the PowerPoint makes you go 👀 In a farewell appearance before Council members, Richmond’s departing finance director showed a slide saying there’s “pockets of secrecy and sabotage” in the office richmonder.org/as-richmonds-d…
Proposed ‘vape shop’ ordinance would ban new smoke shops in most of Richmond richmonder.org/proposed-vape-…
ICE’s courthouse raids in Chesterfield County and beyond do not make our communities safe. I sent a letter to DHS Secretary Noem and ICE Acting Director Lyons to demand answers.
New @VCUWilderSchool poll: Spanberger: 49% Earle-Sears: 37% Hashmi: 45% Reid: 36% Jones: 47% Miyares: 38% Youngkin approval at 49% drive.google.com/file/d/13HnfHm…
Richmond’s new CAO says city needs “overhaul” of some spending policies richmonder.org/richmonds-new-…
Virginia State Police are investigating former 6th District City Council candidate Tavares Floyd's campaign: richmond.com/news/local/gov…
NEW: 🇺🇸 Former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe calls on Democrats to embrace crypto adoption. McAuliffe writes "Embracing innovation can open doors for workers, businesses, and families across every corner of our economy."
"By issuing a stream of demands and threats, the division essentially sped past the university board, appointed by the governor, that has oversight of its flagship public university." nytimes.com/2025/07/14/us/…
ICYMI—my latest for @richmondernews richmonder.org/polystyrene-ba…