The Trump rally in Salem three days before Election Day has left some scratching their heads as Vice President Kamala Harris leads Virginia by 10 points in recent polls.
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Cardinal News covers the political issues facing Southwest and Southside Virginia
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Just a few days before Election Day, the HopeTree conversation is not over
HopeTree Family Services submitted a new rezoning application, and Salem City Council will soon have another public hearing on the controversial rezoning approved in June.
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5th District: McGuire pushes Trump, Witt warns against MAGA
With Bob Good’s defeat in the Republican primary, the 5th District will get a new member of Congress.
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Radford, set to pick two council members, faces financial challenges
The city borrowed $4 million to cover expenses and now must pay off that loan. It’s also set to hire a new city manager.
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Takeaways from a conversation with three of Salem’s candidates for city council
The candidates seemed to all be in favor of transparency, trees and sidewalks. But when HopeTree rezoning was brought up, the opinions differed.
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U.S. Supreme Court sides with Virginia officials, allows purge of ‘noncitizens’ on voter rolls to continue
The decision was handed down on Wednesday, with Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissenting.
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Virginia violated federal law, Justice Department tells U.S. Supreme Court
The Department of Justice argued that Virginia officials violated a federal law when it removed 1,600 voters from the rolls following an executive order by Gov. Glenn Youngkin. The DOJ response came after the state asked the U.S. Supreme Court to delay an order by a lower court to return those voters to the rolls.
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Lynchburg Better Together: A shadow PAC or little-known volunteer group?
A group of volunteers with the goal of getting Democrats elected to city office in Lynchburg has gotten itself into hot water when it mistakenly included its name in the fine print on campaign signs.
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In Damascus, a husband and wife are both running for town council
It’s unclear how many couples run for the same office, but it’s definitely not many.
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Services for former Sen. Frank Ruff set for Friday
He had been one of the most senior legislators when he resigned for health reasons.
