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Dwayne Yancey
Yancey is founding editor of Cardinal News. His opinions are his own. You can reach him at dwayne@cardinalnews.org or 540-529-1136.
Posted inOpinion
Courts want to wait until after redistricting election to decide if it was legal. Why? Because that’s what a 1912 case said to do.
Early voting begins Friday on the proposed constitutional amendment to allow redistricting. Courts are holding off on ruling about legal challenges. Meanwhile, the state isn’t sending registrars the required legal notices that it normally does.
Posted inOpinion
Proposed districts would be more economically diverse than the current ones. Is that good or bad?
The proposed map creates many districts that are disparate areas, such as parts of Northern Virginia and parts of rural Virginia. What’s the impact of that?
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New population estimates: 32 times more people have moved out of Fairfax County than out of all rural Virginia
Since the 2020 census, only four rural counties have seen more people move out than move in. Virginia’s out-migration is now driven by Fairfax County and much of Hampton Roads.
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Roanoke College poll: Three-fourths of Virginians don’t see their financial situation improving
Nearly half think the country’s economy is worse off than a year ago, the poll finds.
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Virtually all of Virginia outside Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads now sees more people moving in than moving out
Danville’s net in-migration is more than all but three other cities in Virginia.
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New population estimates: Fairfax County population losses accelerate, so do population gains downstate
Virginia continues to see more people moving in than out, a reversal of a long-running trend. These stats also contradict a previous report on Roanoke.
Posted inCulture
Canada denies entry to country star Charley Crockett; cites 10-year-old felony weed conviction in Wythe County
He’s referenced the charge in one of his songs and has been admitted in the past. This time he had to cancel his Canadian tour.
Posted inOpinion
Why Virginia’s lobster is blue: A closer look at the political dynamics in the proposed congressional districts
Five of the 11 districts would be dominated by Northern Virginia voters. The Richmond area would dominate two more.
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Roanoke College poll: Redistricting vote would fail 52% to 44% if held now
This poll is the first public poll taken since the proposed map of new lines was released that shows how Democrats seek to knock out four of the state’s five Republican U.S. House members.
