The Cesspool Overfloweth; Goodfellas Meals Tax Enforcement; Podcasting the Mayor’s Race.
RVA 5x5 - August 3, 2024
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The latest infuriating story about City Hall still going after small restaurants, this time for $19,000 in made up back taxes long after the “leaders” promised it would all be fixed by now.
Just when you thought it was safe to wade back into the cesspool of corruption, the Times-Dispatch reveals a scandal hitting the public cash register for more than $345,000.
An interview with PodVirginia about the landscape of the Richmond mayor’s race as we transition from the lazy days of summer to the soon-to-be crazy days of campaigning about who will lead the city into the future (and can hopefully fix the mess being left behind…)
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