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Portsmouth City Council members met with state legislators last week to discuss the city’s legislative agenda for the 2023 session. State lawmakers will return to Richmond in January for a short legislative session.
New faces are coming to city leadership following Election Day last week and the announcement of new hires among city staff.
Portsmouth City Manager Tonya Chapman claims two city leaders have breached their contract, according to letter obtained by News 3.
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In a letter addressed to the mayor and council members on Oct. 7, Chapman detailed a slew of incidents of “insolent behavior, disparate treatment, apparent bias and disparaging comments” from Mayor Shannon Glover and Councilman Bill Moody since her appointment in June.
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In the lawsuit, former City Manager Angel Jones alleges Vice Mayor De’Andre Barnes tried to solicit a bribe from the family of Dallas Mavericks forward Dorian Finney-Smith, who is from Portsmouth.