2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (574+ words) The City of Norfolk has sold $3.61 million in general obligation bonds to fund street, water and sewer improvements, attracting strong interest from institutional investors and securing borrowing costs well below authorized limits. The bonds were sold Aug. 27, with five institutional…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (347+ words) (The Center Square) – Virginia lawmakers approved Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s 14 budget amendments Monday, completing work on the state’s two-year spending plan ahead of the Wednesday's start of the new fiscal year. The Senate and the House of Delegates adopted all 14 amendments…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (55+ words) If approved by the courts, Virginia’s new congressional district map would put blue urban centers in northern Virginia with red rural areas far away to create 10 blue-leaning districts and leave only one Republican district in place. The current map has…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (942+ words) As the Supreme Court of Virginia weighs whether to uphold the redistricting referendum that would allow the General Assembly to redraw congressional maps mid-decade, candidates in the 2nd District are gearing up for what could be familiar contest. Current U.S. Rep. Jen…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (151+ words) Virginia redistricting referendum CNN The latest skirmish in the nationwide redistricting fight is in Virginia, where Democrats have proposed a new map with the hopes of flipping four Republican-held House seats. The map would slice up heavily Democratic districts in…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (522+ words) HENRICO COUNTY, Va — A few dozen voters showed up at Quioccasin Middle School in Henrico's West End within the first hour of Tuesday’s special election in Virginia. Voters will decide whether Virginia can temporarily redraw the state's 11 congressional districts ahead…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (440+ words) Virginia voters decide Tuesday in a referendum on redrawing congressional districts, as “vote yes” and “vote no” camps rally statewide. VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia (WTKR) -- Virginia voters will head to the polls on Tuesday to decide whether to approve redrawing the…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (462+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia voters will head to the polls Tuesday for a special election to decide whether to temporarily redraw the state's 11 congressional districts ahead of November's midterm elections. The constitutional amendment asks voters to temporarily suspend a voter-approved bipartisan…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (594+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — As early voting surpasses the halfway mark for Virginia's referendum on redrawing congressional districts, groups on both sides of the issue are trading accusations of misleading voters. Voters are being asked to temporarily suspend a voter-approved bipartisan redistricting…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (828+ words) A public messaging brawl over Virginia’s upcoming redistricting referendum has gotten even messier with new mailers prominently displaying out-of-context quotes from former President Barack Obama. The front of the mailers, which some Arlington households received last week, urges residents to…...