AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoRedistricting Emergency: Virginia Democrats rushed to the U.S. Supreme Court to revive a voter-approved congressional map after the Virginia Supreme Court blocked it on procedural grounds—arguing the state high court “deprived voters” of the districts ratified last month and that the ruling violates federal law. Court Fight Escalates: The filing follows a 4-3 state decision that said the legislature improperly started the amendment process after early voting began, setting up a fast-moving showdown over what counts as “election” timing. Political Pressure: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries tried to steady Democrats, insisting they’ll still win the House despite the redistricting setbacks. Local Fallout: Petersburg moved to stop residents with delinquent personal property taxes from renewing driver’s licenses via the DMV Stop program. Meanwhile, the week’s noise: a Trump-linked reflecting pool repaint contract climbed past $13M, and Virginia’s GOP-redistricting momentum kept growing as other states’ map battles churned on.
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