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Politics
Cardinal News covers the political issues facing Southwest and Southside Virginia
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Facing dwindling civic engagement and mounting budget challenges, an Alleghany County town faces an uncertain future
Iron Gate has no candidates on the ballot this fall, and there’s talk that perhaps the town should give up its charter.
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How trout fishers in Virginia are using FOIA to beat the competition
The Department of Wildlife Resources receives approximately 700 public records requests related to stocking every year.
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Notes from the Square: Shuttered sawmill in Henry County expected to get new life
Plus: More secure EBT cards are coming to SNAP recipients, and Virginia joins push to pressure the FCC to limit spam robocalls.
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Warner and Mizusawa may not debate in 2026 Senate race
AARP has canceled its “People’s Debate” after the Democratic incumbent said he could not commit.
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Notes from the Square: State seeks input on Virginia’s rail plan
Plus: Gov. Spanberger taps more Southwest and Southside residents to serve on boards.
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Tobacco commission’s new foundation taps Deborah Gosney as executive director
The Foundation for the Advancement of Southern and Southwest Virginia was created in May to help localities and organizations apply for state, federal and philanthropic funding.
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At least 20 Virginia localities have pulled away from Flock Safety devices since July, with this week’s sweep of camera pauses and canceled contracts
On Thursday alone, four localities in Central Virginia and the New River Valley announced that they would stop using the surveillance technology.
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‘Vote NO’: Virginia bishops instruct Catholics on abortion, same-sex marriage amendments
The ballot question’s patrons called the letter, which was read from pulpits across the commonwealth, “misguided” and a “scare tactic.”
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6-year legal battle ends with restitution for families who claimed discrimination by Smith Mountain Lake campground
The owner said she wouldn’t have rented to the two couples if she’d known that the group included a Black man, according to their fair housing complaint. Each has been paid about $417,000.
