Voters will choose a new delegate in the 48th District and a new state senator in the 9th District, just a day before the General Assembly convenes for its 2024 session.
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Cardinal News covers the political issues facing Southwest and Southside Virginia
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Rep. Cline endorses Trump
The 6th District congressman becomes the second of Virginia’s five Republican House members to endorse Trump.
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General Assembly leaders tout collaboration, compromise in Roanoke forum
Three senior members of the General Assembly spoke about the upcoming session.
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Virginia State University will host a presidential debate this year. Here’s what Longwood and Richmond learned from their debates.
Longwood hosted the vice presidential debate in 2016. The University of Richmond hosted a presidential debate in 1992.
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Trish White-Boyd won’t seek reelection to Roanoke City Council
With Mayor Sherman Lea not seeking reelection, this means at least two new members will join the council in 2025.
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Then & Now: Cannabis stores, the future of rural Democrats, and more political updates
Cardinal News: Then & Now takes a look back at the stories we brought you over the last 12 months. In this installment: politics.
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Then & Now: A political newbie finds her stride in Henry County
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.
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Lawmakers from opposite sides of the aisle, and the state, bring their Richmond friendship on the road to Southwest Virginia
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.
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Lea says he won’t seek reelection as Roanoke’s mayor
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.
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Danville promotes interim police chief Chris Wiles to head of department
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.
