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Virginia Beach ballot for City Council is chock-full of return candidates
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (1019+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — The names on the ballot in this year’s City Council election may sound familiar. Most of the candidates vying for a seat this November have run for political office in the past. Six council seats are are up…...
The Neighborhood Perspective with Scott Corzine: City’s public hearing protocol needs further refinement
2+ week, 1+ day ago (647+ words) The Federation of Alexandria Civic Associations applauds the city for restoring the five minutes of speaking time for individuals officially representing their civic or neighborhood association or the Federation, in the Public Hearing and Public Comment Protocol language considered at…...
Alexandria Duke Street Land Use Plan Draft Released 2026
2+ week, 1+ day ago (158+ words) The land-use plan also directly incorporates the Duke Street In Motion Bus Rapid Transit concept adopted by City Council in summer 2023, mandating that new private redevelopments along the corridor dedicate right-of-way for future transit lanes and stations. Those transitway concepts…...
When Virginia’s congressional candidates don’t debate, voters get sound bites instead of substance
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1038+ words) Basic civic literacy, which debates and candidate forums promote, is not even an afterthought for many political candidates in Virginia and other states, columnist Jim Spencer writes. It is given no thought at all. (Getty illustration by John Schreiner) The…...
Louisiana voters to decide on property tax changes
2+ week, 4+ day ago (296+ words) Three proposed amendments on the Nov. 3 ballot that would directly affect homestead exemption in Louisiana homeoowners. •Proposed Amendment 9 would increase the income limit from $102,000 to $150,000 for seniors to qualify for the special assessment property tax exemptions. "This exemption keeps property…...
In Louisiana, a new voting rights fight takes shape as midterms loom
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1662+ words) BATON ROUGE, LA – With a throaty chuckle, Laketa M. Smith informed her friends and colleagues that they would play roles in something she called "Reignite Louisiana." They began jotting down ideas on a whiteboard: create an economic plan that would…...
City Council defers rules of procedure vote to December, 4-3
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1572+ words) By Sydney Kodama | [email protected] City Council deferred voting on a resolution updating its rules of procedure for meetings in a 4-3 vote, requesting city staff clear up the resolution’s language around personal attacks, off-topic comments, civic associations and campaigning. Council voted…...
Louisiana’s new system for getting driver’s licenses at the OMV launches
3+ week, 2+ day ago (183+ words) People stand in line outside the Office of Motor Vehicles at 100 Veterans Blvd. as the doors open in New Orleans, La. Friday, March 13, 2020. Getting a driver’s license in Louisiana should now take less time after the completion of the first…...
Early Voting Is Now Open in Alexandria for the Nov. 3 General Election
3+ week, 6+ day ago (361+ words) Voters can begin casting ballots Sept. 18 at the Office of Voter Registration & Elections on North Royal Street. ALEXANDRIA, VA — Alexandria’s in-person early voting period for the Nov. 3 general election opened Friday, Sept. 18, giving city voters more than six weeks to…...
Alexandria Council to Weigh New Public-Comment and Meeting Rules Tuesday
3+ week, 6+ day ago (461+ words) ALEXANDRIA, VA — Alexandria City Council will consider a detailed new set of rules Tuesday governing how people speak, display signs and react during Council meetings. The proposal is an individual action item on the final Sept. 22 Council docket, meaning it…...