Democrats in Virginia’s Senate have dealt a blow to a major campaign promise from Attorney General Jason Miyares that would have allowed him to intervene in some local prosecutions.
Virginia commonwealth’s attorneys are responsible for prosecuting crimes in local communities. But Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares says some of them aren’t doing their job.
The Virginia Redistricting Commission began evaluating congressional district maps Thursday, after abandoning work on state Senate and House of Delegates maps this week. But the same issues that derailed that process seem to remain.
Virginia’s first-ever redistricting committee missed its Sunday night deadline to draw state legislative maps. And the path forward seemed as murky as ever during a virtual meeting Monday as partisan tensions continued to flair.