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August 10, 2021

WVTF | News

Politics and Nearing Deadline Underlines Conflict on Redistricting CommissionLawyers hired by the Virginia Redistricting Commission have advised the body to revise existing maps rather than start from scratch, the co-chair...

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August 10, 2021

Associated Press | News

Census experts puzzled by high rate of unanswered questionsCensus Bureau statisticians and outside experts are trying to unravel a mystery: Why were so many questions about households in the 2020 census left...

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August 10, 2021

POLITICO | News

Redistricting about to get startedThe Census Bureau announced yesterday that it will release the first local-level data — the stuff used for redistricting — on Thursday. And Tuesday is the...

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August 10, 2021

The Hill | Analysis

Supreme Court decision could set off gerrymandering ‘arms race’ Federal judges will no longer play the role of referee when the intensely partisan, once-per-decade fight over congressional mapmaking gets underway...

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August 10, 2021

Associated Press | News

Data used for drawing districts to be released next week. After a delay of more than four months caused by the pandemic, data from the 2020 census used for drawing...

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August 10, 2021

Stay Up to Date with Redistricting

Redistricting work is ramping up in Virginia! Stay up today by joining our volunteer team and get updates! Sign up here: http://mapva.us/join
August 6, 2021

Civic Circle: August 2021

Civic Circle: August 2021  Updates The Virginia Progressive Leadership Project (VAPLP) has completed its training of the 7th cohort, the first-time-ever all virtual cohort. Over 72 hours of online training, 17 members of...

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July 2, 2021

Civic Circle: July 2021

Civic Circle: July 2021  Updates New laws went into effect on July 1, 2021. Major criminal justice and democracy reforms have gone into effect. A complete list of new laws can be found...

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June 5, 2021

Civic Circle: June 2021 Updates

Civic Circle: June 2021 Happy Pride Month! Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month is currently celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall...

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June 4, 2021

Civic Circle: June 2021

Happy Pride Month! Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month is currently celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising. The Stonewall...

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