Florida Lawmakers Approve New Map For Congressional Districts Following Lawsuit
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Florida Legislature on Monday swiftly approved new maps that will alter several of the state's congressional districts after a judge ruled the current...
View ArticleReader feedback May 14: Voting tallies, Hampton trail, Donald Sterling
L.A. Clippers owner makes more controversial remarks Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling lashed out at Magic Johnson during a CNN interview broadcast Monday night, alluding to the NBA great's...
View Article>GOP uses historic win to remake North Carolina map
WASHINGTON (AP) — The 2012 election should have been a good one for Democrats running for Congress in North Carolina. They received a total of 2.2 million votes — about 81,000 more than their...
View ArticleGOP uses historic win to remake North Carolina map
WASHINGTON The 2012 election should have been a good one for Democrats running for Congress in North Carolina. They received a total of 2.2 million votes — about 81,000 more than their Republican...
View ArticleCourt rejects Virginia black-majority district
RICHMOND, Va. A federal court ruled Tuesday that Virginia legislators packed too many black voters into one congressional district in order to make adjacent districts safer for Republican incumbents....
View ArticleReader feedback June 18: Newport News marathon, Deeds analyzes Medicaid,...
City announces marathon Officials announced the inaugural Newport News One City Marathon on Monday at the Marriott City Center in Newport News. The first full marathon on the Peninsula is scheduled for...
View ArticleReader feedback April 12: Oyster Point and Jefferson road work, anti-gang...
Road work to ease traffic on Oyster Point, Jefferson If work continues at the present pace, the new segment of Middle Ground Boulevard in central Newport News should be ready for drivers in November....
View ArticleReader feedback Aug. 6: York break-ins, City Center beer dinner, therapist's...
York burglaries continue Three more break-ins have been reported in the Tabb section of York County, police say, bringing the total to eight burglaries or attempted burglaries in the suburban area...
View ArticleReader feedback Aug. 22: Mistrial in Newport News, Texas governor indicted
Mistrial called in Newport News after juror visits crime scene Wednesday in Newport News Circuit Court, a mistrial was called on the third day of the trial of Charles Crist, who is charged with murder...
View ArticleLawsuit alleges ‘racial gerrymandering’ in Va.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia is one of several states where Democrats have gone to court to challenge redistricting plans drawn by Republicans seeking to keep control of the U.S. House of...
View Article>Lawsuit alleges 'racial gerrymandering' in Va.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia is one of several states where Democrats have gone to court to challenge redistricting plans drawn by Republicans seeking to keep control of the U.S. House of...
View ArticleLawsuit alleges 'racial gerrymandering' in Va.
Virginia is one of several states where Democrats have gone to court to challenge redistricting plans drawn by Republicans seeking to keep control of the U.S. House of Representatives. Marc Elias, an...
View ArticleJudge was right to throw out extreme congressional districts
The 5th Congressional District that U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown represents extends snakelike from Jacksonville to Orlando. When the Florida Legislature drew new congressional district maps following the...
View ArticleDistrict made for race, party cheats voters
Circuit Judge Terry P. Lewis ruled last week in Tallahassee that two Central Florida congressional districts were unconstitutional, “made a mockery” of the voter-approved “Fair Districts” amendment and...
View ArticleCourt, citing racial bias, throws out Virginia congressional map
The boundaries of a congressional district drawn by Virginia's Republican-controlled Legislature were struck down by a federal court Tuesday in a case that involved accusations of racial gerrymandering...
View ArticleNC voters challenge congressional Districts 1 and 12 as racial gerrymanders
Three North Carolina voters have mounted new accusations of racial gerrymandering in a federal lawsuit challenging the shapes of Congressional Districts 1 and 12. Republicans at the helm of both N.C....
View ArticleReader feedback May 26: Evacuation plans, boat falls off, People Express to...
McAuliffe wants to review local evacuation plans Gov. Terry McAuliffe says reviewing Hampton Roads hurricane evacuation plans is a "top priority." He has asked two cabinet secretaries to head a new...
View ArticleReader feedback Oct. 15: Woman tests negative for Ebola in Richmond, Newport...
Woman tests negative for Ebola virus in Richmond A woman who was evaluated for Ebola in Richmond tested negative for the infection, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported Tuesday. The woman visited a...
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Planning of MLK Day celebration spurs debate Andrew Shannon, the founder of the Southeast Community Day celebration, is questioning the city's plans to honor Martin Luther King Jr. in January, saying...
View ArticleSuit seeks to redraw Scott's congressional district
A federal judge will hear arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit aimed at declaring the state’s 3rd Congressional District invalid. Lawyers for the plaintiffs, three voters residing in the district, are...
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