Politics

Cardinal News: Then & Now takes a look back at the stories we brought you over the last 12 months. In this installment: politics.

Cardinal News: Then & Now takes a look back at the stories we brought you over the last 12 months. Today: an update on Ridgeway’s youngest council member.

The warm friendship between Del. Don Scott and state Sen. Travis Hackworth stands in sharp contrast to the divisive interactions between many members of the two parties, especially at the national level.

Sherman Lea, who is Roanoke’s second Black mayor, was first elected to the city council in 2004. He is in his second term as mayor.

Wiles was selected from among 48 candidates after a national search to replace Scott Booth, who has been credited with drastically reducing crime and repairing community and police relations in Danville.

The governor’s plan includes a 12% reduction of all income taxes. To offset the estimated annual revenue loss of $2.3 billion, Youngkin proposes increasing the state’s sales tax rate from 4.3% to 5.2%.

At a mass meeting that drew hundreds, Mulchi beat five other GOP candidates to be nominated to run in a Jan. 9 special election following Sen. Frank Ruff’s announcement that he will retire at the end of his current term. Democrats elected Wyatt-Younger in a district-wide firehouse primary, where she defeated three opponents.

The two leaders of their respective Senate caucuses will speak about the upcoming General Assembly session.

The woman, whose story was recently featured in a Netflix documentary, was charged with filing a false police report but was later acquitted. She is seeking a jury trial and unspecified damages.

Republicans will hold a mass meeting Tuesday night to pick between six candidates. Democrats will have four candidates running.