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WEB1 day ago · Cardinal 250 Revisiting stories from our nation’s founding. Delivered monthly; West of the Capital A weekly round-up of politics, with a focus on our region, sent Fridays Your Weekend Spread your wings this weekend with our go-to guide for celebrations, festivities, and other events happening in our region, delivered every Thursday at noon.
Kaine and Cao meet for the first time on the debate stage
WEB1 day ago · Kaine is ahead of Cao by about 10 points in recent polls, and has far outpaced the political newcomer in fundraising by nearly $13 million. Wednesday’s debate was the first in the race, and will likely be the only to take place between the two. Cao either did not respond or declined invitations to two other debates and one forum.
If states awarded electoral votes by congressional districts ...
WEB2 days ago · The congressional districts have been redrawn since then. Both the 2nd and 5th have become more Republican, the 5th especially so. However, when we look at this year’s congressional contests, the 2nd and 7th are considered competitive for House races so presumably would be for a presidential race, too.
Early voting trends show Republican congressional districts are ...
WEB1 day ago · We also know that, historically, Democrats have been far more enthusiastic about the convenience of early voting than Republicans; although, some Republicans (notably Gov. Glenn Youngkin) have been trying to persuade those in their party that it’s in their interest not to chance everything on a single day’s turnout. I’ve written columns pointing out that Republicans have more to gain ...
Politics - Cardinal News
WEBSep 27, 2024 · Cardinal News introduces our new Richmond-based political reporter. by Cardinal Staff September 23, 2024. Cardinal is the only news organization west of Richmond with a full-time reporter based in the state capital. 1 2 3 … 79. Cardinal News covers Southwest and Southside Virginia and the decisions made in D.C. and Richmond that affect our ...
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WEBSep 3, 2024 · Cardinal News takes seriously its role to provide independently gathered information to help voters assess candidates. This year, we are increasing our efforts to ask all candidates for office in Southwest and Southside Virginia to participate in our voter guide. We will also hold a series of candidate forums in contested city races.
News Briefs from Southwest/Southside Virginia - Cardinal News
WEBSep 27, 2024 · by Cardinal Staff September 9, 2024. From elsewhere: How a Virginia meat plant became the center of a national listeria outbreak. After taking loan to pay bills, Radford officials say city finances are recovering. Amherst high school renovation reinstates components, adds new ones.
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WEBSep 25, 2024 · Project providing clean manufacturing space comes to Roanoke. A pilot project for life sciences and biotechnology production comes in part from a $100,000 grant from GO Virginia. Cardinal News covers Southwest and Southside Virginia. Read about economic change and development in Southwest and Southside Virginia.
Virginia is shifting Democratic but Republicans are staying …
WEBSep 19, 2024 · Early voting in Virginia begins Friday. You can find out what’s on your ballot and where the candidates stand in our Voter Guide.. In 2008, when Democrats carried Virginia for the first time in a presidential election since the Lyndon Johnson landslide 44 years earlier, Barack Obama polled 1.95 million votes in …
Virginia revenues are up, which means we should lower taxes
WEBFY2024 revenues totaled $29.5 billion, or roughly 35% higher than four years ago, growing twice the rate of inflation. This year the General Assembly formulated spending plans that we deemed sufficient for Virginia, based on $1.2 billion less tax revenue than we received. That extra $1.2 billion could have been used to provide an annual $500 ...