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Virginia redistricting referendum is in limbo as legal challenges proceed
5+ day, 8+ hour 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…...
Virginia Supreme Court considers whether to block voter-approved US House map favoring Democrats
1+ week, 5+ day ago (461+ words) By GARY D. ROBERTSON and DAVID A. LIEB The Virginia court proceedings mark the latest twist in a national redistricting battle between Republicans and Democrats seeking an advantage in a November election that will determine whether Republicans maintain their narrow majority in…...
Republican proposes giving Democratic-leaning part of Virginia back to DC after redistricting vote
2+ week, 2+ day ago (874+ words) By JESSE BEDAYN and MIKE CATALINI Virginia's redistricting referendum, which could net Democrats a 10-1 House seat advantage, is spurring Republican legislation that would expand the borders of Washington, D. C. , and cost the state Democratic voters. Georgia Republican Rep. Rich Mc Cormick…...
Virginia judge blocks redistricting results from being certified; what happens next?
2+ week, 3+ day ago (38+ words) Virginia voters on Tuesday narrowly advanced legislation to redraw the states Congressional maps, a move that could give Democrats 10 out of the 11 seats in the U. S. House. Currently, there are six Democrats and five Republicans...
No. 10 Virginia advances with 82-73 OT win over No. 7 Georgia in first round
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1927+ words) The Cavaliers (21-11) became the first lower seed to win in March Madness this season. Virginia will play either second seed Iowa or 15th seed Fairleigh Dickinson in Monday's second round. Virginia, which became the second team ever that played in the…...
Virginia governor's approval rating has dropped to below 50%, poll finds
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (255+ words) Baltimore Sun Josh Tolentino: The Orioles are floundering, and Albernaz faces his first test | COMMENTARY Shot this past week, Dundalk pastor doesn't miss a beat at Easter Sunday service READER POLL: Do you trust Gov. Wes Moore to be honest,…...
Sharyl Attkisson: Inside the Virginia OB-GYN federal fraud case that stunned victims, investigators
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (27+ words) A former patient recounts how decades of trust in a Virginia OB-GYN unraveled after federal investigators exposed a fraud scheme that left hundreds of women harmed....
Virginia Roeder, former Evening Sun food columnist and city schools leader, dies
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (28+ words) Virginia Roeder, a longtime Baltimore Evening Sun food columnist, cookbook author and former Baltimore City Schools deputy superintendent, died Nov. 28 at age 98. More in News Obituaries...
Democrats trim House deficit to six with win in Virginia special election
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (74+ words) Fairfax County Supervisor James Walkinshaw defeated Republican Stewart Whitson, a government policy think tank director, this week in the special election for Virginia's 11th congressional district. The win increases the number of House Democrats to 213. Fairfax County Supervisor James Walkinshaw defeated…...
Virginia woman's body found beneath I-495 overpass, Maryland State Police say
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (63+ words) A 36-year-old Virginia woman was found dead underneath a highway overpass in Bethesda, according to Maryland State Police. On Wednesday at 10: 20 p. m. , Maryland state troopers were dispatched to the. .. A 36-year-old Virginia woman was found dead along a road that sits…...