Panel first wants the state to study the fiscal impact of the proposal by Sen. John Edwards.
John Edwards
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Here’s what our legislators are asking for
Money to pay off bonds for Central Virginia Training Center. Life sciences labs in Roanoke and New River valleys. Flood relief for Hurley. A new state park in Highland County. A museum in Danville. And more . . .
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Shakeup on Senate Judiciary Committee
Deeds joins Edwards as co-chair, leaves Privileges & Elections committee.
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Bill that would cap mandatory minimum sentences clears Senate panel
Criminal justice reform groups are concerned current law leaves prosecutors and judges with little flexibility.
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Why it’s hard for Youngkin to do what Gilmore did
There are a lot fewer swing districts now than there were back then.
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Edwards vows to stay on
The Democrat denies rumors that he would retire from the state Senate to join a Youngkin administration.
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What the redistricting commission has taught us
The process hasn’t been pretty but we have gotten to see how both parties would like to gerrymander the state.
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A single state Senate district for the Roanoke Valley? Commission can’t decide.
The redistricting commission can’t decide whether to keep Roanoke and Roanoke County separate or combined in a single state Senate district.
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The surprising way both parties agree on redistricting maps
Both Democratic and Republican mapmakers would put the only two Democratic state senators west of the Blue Ridge into Republican districts.