Norfolk City Council will take up redistricting at the end of a very long agenda tonight. There are only two plans on the agenda - the compromise plan, which will be voted on first, and the Jordan plan.The compromise plan has never been subjected to a public hearing - I guess that will happen tonight. … Continue reading Norfolk redistricting vote tonight
Tidewater Community College was the focus of a front page article in Monday's Virginian-Pilot. The school has a successful transfer program, whereby a student completes their first two years of college there and then transfers to a four-year institution. One of the biggest advantages to such a move is that it saves money: Two years … Continue reading Spotlight: TCC
Hampton Roads edition Norfolk council embraces compromise on wards. Funniest line in this story is that Vice Mayor Burfoot considers the plan introduced by Rodney Jordan to have been done so too late in the "game" yet the compromise plan they are supporting hasn't been introduced at all. Exhibit #9,999,998 on constitutional offices. I like … Continue reading Quick links 06/22/11
Megan Rhyne, from the Virginia Coalition for Open Government tells us today that none of the legislators going to France to research uranium mining is in mining areas in Virginia. Will they be telling their colleagues what they found, or bragging about the wine?
The Planning Director and the Assistant Administrator for Community Development have resigned from Cumberland County government, setting off speculation among those paying attention what was behind their exit. Andrew Sorrell and Michael Cooper no longer work for the county. Sorrell was the Planning Director, and Cooper was the Assistant Administrator for Community Development. Sorrell has … Continue reading Two top Cumberland County adminstrators resign
By Claire Guthrie Gastañaga Incumbent-centered, partisan redistricting has all but guaranteed that Virginia progressives will be lost in the legislative wilderness for the next decade or more even as the majority of the Virginia voting public becomes more centrist, or even left of center. The reality is that, as the Virginia Senate moved to a … Continue reading A decade in the wilderness: Senate redistricting outcomes
A few things from around the internet that caught my eye: Justice Department approves redistricting plan. Anybody who thought this Justice Department was going to be different than those of previous administrations should put that thought to rest. These plans were the most gerrymandered plans ever in Virginia. Tom Perriello has no plans for 2012. … Continue reading Quick links 06/20/11
OK, 2 1/2 😉 Check out this video from former Labor Secretary Robert Reich.
We Are Now Connected Kickoff Event & Community TechFest @ Broad Creek Saturday, June 25, 2011 from 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM (ET) Richard Bowling Elementary School Grounds 2861 E. Princess Anne Road Norfolk, VA 23504 One Economy, The Community Builders (TCB), and the Norfolk Digital Inclusion Community Advisory Board cordially invite you to participate … Continue reading Norfolk tech event kickoff 6/25
I attended both the informal and formal sessions of Norfolk Council last night. The informal session (which you can view here) did not make it through its agenda. After hearing council concerns, a non-agenda item, the conversation turned to redistricting. And that's where it stayed for the remainder of the session. One part of the … Continue reading UPDATE: Norfolk redistricting, school board
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