T
he commission that will draw new legislative boundaries in Virginia is in its final weeks of work, preparing to submit its report April 1st. As News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones reports, southwest and Southside Virginia are likely to lose some of their collective clout in Richmond.
Governor McDonnell appointed the redistricting commission this year to redraw legislative and congressional lines to match population shifts as recorded in the 2010 census. Southwest Virginia’s growth has lagged behind other parts of the state, and Roanoke College Political Science Professor Harry Wilson says that inevitably means fewer elected representatives from our region.
The redistricting commission holds a public hearing at Virginia Western Community College March 14th at 7:00 pm. Click here for the commission’s Facebook page.
