Local government

Residents who oppose the project say it will worsen traffic and overburden schools.

Changes made after meetings with residents and landlords; majority don’t feel the program will do what the city intends.

The Board of Supervisors also approved a new strategic plan, an update to the county’s first plan passed nine years ago.

A regional fund could encourage airline companies to launch direct international flights from Norfolk International Airport.

The city’s proposed capital improvements program includes several school replacements, highway upgrades, other projects during the next 10 years.

The cities worked to do so in the 1990s, but halted during water rights lawsuits.

Luria joins a field of six other Democrats who will compete for their party’s nomination before facing Republican U.S. Rep. Jen Kiggans in November 2026.

Four of the 13 House of Delegates districts that shifted to Democratic representation to secure a 28-seat majority for the party are in Hampton Roads.

Some of the region’s counties had to elect school leaders, while the area’s cities had to pick new constitutional officers.

The outcome of the advisory referendum may be a step toward resolving years of litigation and controversy over local voting.