Elections

The Aug. 7 complaint says a potential 7-3-1 system violates the U.S. Voting Rights Act of 1965. The city responded this week by saying plaintiffs are challenging a voting system that hasn’t been used.

A court ruling says Virginia Beach didn’t do everything it could to implement a new voting system.

“There’s been a lot of speculation in the media, I think erroneously, I think irresponsibly, that somehow indicated my mother was not legally allowed to be in this country," Attorney General Jason Miyares told Radio IQ.

Local authority over residential zoning and poor market conditions have contributed to a nationwide housing stock problem.

George Hawkins, a former felon who had his restoration request denied by Gov. Glenn Youngkin, challenged the process in federal court as unconstitutional.

Council voted 7-4 on the referendum, which will ask residents if they want a 10-1 or modified 7-3-1 election system in the city charter.

“We stand for life. And how can it ever be wrong to stand for life?” Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears said to the crowd.

Only about a third of the members of Congress are veterans, a sharp decrease from the World War II and Vietnam eras.

Interstate 264 and intersecting bridges were closed for the motorcade to pass, according to Virginia Beach Police.