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Posted inPolitics

“A total setup!”

by Markus Schmidt October 11, 2021October 11, 2021

After failing to agree on General Assembly districts, Virginia Redistricting Commission moves onto congressional maps

Posted inOpinion

So the redistricting commission failed. Why is anyone surprised?

by Dwayne Yancey October 11, 2021October 10, 2021

Did anyone really expect the parties to agree on a plan? Here’s how other states with redistricting commissions avoid partisan gridlock.

Posted inPolitics

Game over?

by Markus Schmidt October 8, 2021October 8, 2021

Virginia’s Redistricting Commission hits a dead end after Democratic co-chair throws the towel.

Posted inPolitics

Uncharted territory

by Markus Schmidt October 8, 2021October 8, 2021

Why new legislative maps could spark legal trouble for Nov. 2 House of Delegates elections.

Posted inOpinion

What the redistricting commission has taught us

by Dwayne Yancey October 8, 2021October 8, 2021

The process hasn’t been pretty but we have gotten to see how both parties would like to gerrymander the state.

Posted inOpinion

Should we have a U.S. 460 congressional district?

by Dwayne Yancey October 7, 2021October 6, 2021

What if we drew a congressional district that united the New River Valley, the Roanoke Valley and Lynchburg?

Posted inOpinion

Is the redistricting commission listening to what voters want?

by Dwayne Yancey October 4, 2021October 1, 2021

Here’s what some voters have told the commission. So far, the results are mixed.

Posted inPolitics

Southwest and Southside will lose two House seats under new plans

by Leah Small September 30, 2021October 2, 2021

Both parties have new redistricting maps. The question isn’t whether seats will be lost, but whose and where.

Posted inOpinion

In redistricting, Democrats have a voter distribution problem

by Dwayne Yancey September 30, 2021September 29, 2021

Democrats need more voters to move to Southwest and Southside Virginia. Their big margins in Northern Virginia don’t help them win legislative seats.

Posted inPolitics

A single state Senate district for the Roanoke Valley? Commission can’t decide.

by Leah Small September 28, 2021October 2, 2021

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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