Democrats need more voters to move to Southwest and Southside Virginia. Their big margins in Northern Virginia don’t help them win legislative seats.
Southwest Virginia
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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.
Posted inNews Briefs
Vaccinations on increase but Southwest and Southside remain low
Southwest and Southside Virginia still have some of the lowest vaccination rates in the country.
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VA West urges Congress to vote against Biden’s tax plan
VA West, the largest coalition of small businesses in Southwest Virginia, is urging lawmakers to vote against a proposed increase of the corporate tax rate.
Posted inEconomy
No more going to the cemetery to get wi-fi
Grayson County needed a new state law to extend broadband. Here’s how it’s working out.
Posted inOpinion
What’s wrong with the redistricting map
Too many districts cross mountains when they don’t have to. And it will increase polarization.
Posted inOpinion
Why we’re launching Cardinal News
Today we’re launching Cardinal News, a new nonprofit nonpartisan online news site dedicated to covering in-depth journalism in Southwest and Southside Virginia. Here’s why we’re doing this.
Posted inPolitics
Back to the drawing board
Districts that are already big will have to become bigger.
Posted inNews Briefs
Facebook to accelerate broadband build-out in Grayson County; more . . .
Here’s a round-up of headlines from around Southwest and Southside (and beyond).
Posted inOpinion
Kismet and Virginia’s Great Southwest
We must do something different in Southwest Virginia.