Legislative Redistricting

Turning Thoughts and Prayers into Actions and Laws?
Gun Safety Special Session, plus Redistricting Update

June 19, 2019 David Toscano

Governor Ralph Northam has shown leadership by calling the General Assembly into Special Session on July 9 to address gun violence in the aftermath of yet another mass shooting – this one in Virginia Beach, which took thirteen lives. The Governor and those of us who support gun … [Read more...]

Toscano Comments on Supreme Court’s Decision in Bethune-Hill Redistricting Case

June 17, 2019 David Toscano

Toscano on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Dismissing House Republicans’ Attempted Appeal in Virginia House of Delegates, et al. v. Bethune-Hill CHARLOTTESVILLE – Upon this morning’s release by the Supreme Court of the United States of its decision rejecting an appeal filed by the … [Read more...]

Week One of the 400th Session Is Underway

January 14, 2019 David Toscano

Four hundred years is a very long time. For that entire period, Virginia has been governed by a representative legislative body. From the Jamestown settlement in 1619 to Williamsburg to Richmond, the House of Delegates (formerly House of Burgesses) has met each year to pass laws … [Read more...]

Virginia House Republicans Betting On Kavanaugh? Redistricting’s Next Phase

October 9, 2018 David Toscano

Last week, I wrote a piece that linked the Kavanaugh hearings with the General Assembly’s machinations on redistricting. Now, with Justice Kavanaugh confirmed and sworn in, our House of Delegates redistricting may take yet another twist. In previous writings, I have detailed … [Read more...]

Kavanaugh, Due Process, And Legislative Impasse In Richmond

October 1, 2018 David Toscano

Few Washington events have rivaled the spectacle and drama of the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings. Once thought a shoe-in for the U.S. Supreme Court, the conservative judge is now embroiled in a maelstrom of accusations that include attempted sexual assault, prolific drinking, … [Read more...]

Turning Thoughts and Prayers into Actions and Laws?
Gun Safety Special Session, plus Redistricting Update

Toscano Comments on Supreme Court’s Decision in Bethune-Hill Redistricting Case

Week One of the 400th Session Is Underway

Virginia House Republicans Betting On Kavanaugh? Redistricting’s Next Phase

Kavanaugh, Due Process, And Legislative Impasse In Richmond

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