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February 24, 2021 at 5:59 PM

Quiz: Do you know 'compact' when you see it?

Quiz: Do you know 'compact' when you see it? Virginia's new Redistricting Commission will be required to draw legislative boundaries that are "compact." But what exactly does a compact district look like? Try VPAP's interactive quiz to see if your percept…

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  VPAP · [email protected]

February 22, 2021 at 4:44 PM

Visual: End of May Elections?

Visual: End of May Elections? The General Assembly has approved legislation that would end the tradition of cities and towns holding even-year municipal elections in May. The legislation would shift all Virginia general elections to November, at the same …

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February 21, 2021 at 7:00 PM

VPAP Weekly Update

VPAP Weekly Update Measuring Caucus Unity The level of cohesion on close floor votes differs for each of the floor legislative caucuses. In the House, for instance, the 55 Democrats tend to stick together more often than th…

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  David M. Poole · [email protected]

February 20, 2021 at 3:29 PM

The short of it

The short of it It may be a short month, but there’s been no shortage of news. VaNews makes it easy to keep up with headlines across Virginia, so you never come up short. Can you imagine rounding up all those clips on your own — before you’ve had your c…

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  VPAP · [email protected]

February 18, 2021 at 7:44 PM

Visual: Unemployment Claims Persist

Visual: Unemployment Claims Persist The sudden shock of the COVID-19 pandemic led to weekly jobless claims in Virginia at a level four times higher than at the height of the 2008 recession. VPAP's interactive visualization shows that Virginia's jobless fi…

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February 17, 2021 at 3:44 PM

Visual: Trump's Post-Election Virginia Haul

Visual: Trump's Post-Election Virginia Haul In the eight weeks following his defeat in November, Donald Trump raised $2.6 million from Virginia donors through the Trump Make America Great Again Committee. VPAP's latest visualization presents a timeline an…

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February 14, 2021 at 6:59 PM

VPAP Weekly Update

VPAP Weekly Update VPAP's 2020 Recap In a year of constant change, VPAP stayed focused on our mission of elevating public understanding of Virginia politics. Our 2020 Annual Report documents our progress last year. The high…

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February 12, 2021 at 6:14 PM

Visual: Party-Line Voting Is Up

Visual: Party-Line Voting Is Up In the 2021 General Assembly session, it's become increasingly rare to see disagreements fall along any line other than Democrat v. Republican. VPAP's latest visualization looks at two measures of party-line voting during t…

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February 10, 2021 at 6:59 PM

Visual: Building a Donor Network from Scratch

Visual: Building a Donor Network from Scratch Some gubernatorial hopefuls this year — bypassing established circles of Virginia campaign donors — have turned to first-time political contributors. VPAP's latest visualization ranks the major-party candidate…

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  VPAP · [email protected]

February 9, 2021 at 5:07 PM

CORRECTION: Caucus success rates through session cross-over

CORRECTION: Caucus success rates through session cross-over VPAP published a visual yesterday that incorrectly stated the success rate of bills introduced by members of Republican and Democratic caucuses in each chamber. With fewer bills introduced this y…

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  VPAP · [email protected]

February 8, 2021 at 6:59 PM

Visual: Fewer Bills, Similar Yield

Visual: Fewer Bills, Similar Yield New bill limits cut by half the number of measures introduced at this year's General Assembly session. But roughly the same percentage of bills — about half — were still alive after Friday's deadline for legislation to "…

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  VPAP · [email protected]

February 8, 2021 at 3:59 PM

Visual: Women Donors

Visual: Women Donors Sen. Jennifer McClellan and Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy each have relied heavily upon women to underwrite the cost of their campaigns for the Democratic nomination for Governor. VPAP's interactive visual shows the percentage of money fr…

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February 6, 2021 at 6:59 PM

VPAP Weekly Update

VPAP Weekly Update This Week's "Close Votes" VPAP tracks floor votes in the General Assembly where one-third of the legislators were opposed to the measure. Each "close vote" includes analysis showing how the "yays" and "nays" broke along …

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February 3, 2021 at 6:29 PM

Visual: Lobbying Newcomers

Visual: Lobbying Newcomers This year's pandemic-shortened General Assembly session has seen fewer companies and other groups that for the first time hired lobbyists to represent their interests. VPAP's latest visualization groups the 111 new lobbying clie…

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February 3, 2021 at 3:59 PM

Visual: How Each Legislator Would Amend State Budget

Visual: How Each Legislator Would Amend State Budget State legislators returned to Richmond last month with hundreds of suggestions for amending the 2020-22 state budget. Some budget amendments are big ideas with large price tags. Others are modest ways t…

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  VPAP · [email protected]

February 2, 2021 at 3:44 PM

Visual: A Record 7 House Democrats Face Primary

Visual: A Record 7 House Democrats Face Primary A record number of Democrats in the House of Delegates face a challenge from within their own party this year. There could be more, depending on what happens to six additional delegates if they fall short of…

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  VPAP · [email protected]

January 31, 2021 at 6:59 PM

VPAP Weekly Update

VPAP Weekly Update How Representative are Virginia's Representatives? VPAP's animated video breaks down the characteristics of Virginia's 139 state senators and delegates across race, gender, education and more. Watch i…

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  David M. Poole · [email protected]

January 30, 2021 at 3:29 PM

It's a habit

It's a habit One month down. Time to check in on your resolutions! Even if they’ve fallen by the wayside, you still have something to celebrate. Your daily routine already includes one great habit: reading VaNews. This habit is easy to keep and makes it…

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  VPAP · [email protected]

January 29, 2021 at 5:14 PM

Visual: How Representative are Virginia's Representatives?

Visual: How Representative are Virginia's Representatives? This 40-second animated video breaks down the current 139 members of the Virginia General Assembly by age, gender, race, educational attainment and other demographic characteristics. …

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  VPAP · [email protected]

January 27, 2021 at 8:29 PM

Visual: COVID-19 Put a Hit on Virginia Employment

Visual: COVID-19 Put a Hit on Virginia Employment The construction industry was the only sector of Virginia's economy that proved immune to the job losses from COVID-19. This interactive visual uses 2020 payroll numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics…

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  VPAP · [email protected]

January 26, 2021 at 8:59 PM

Visual: Gubernatorial Fundraising by ZIP Code

Visual: Gubernatorial Fundraising by ZIP Code Our interactive map lets you see which candidate for Governor has raised the most money in each ZIP Code. You can click on the map to get a list of donors from each postal code. …

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  VPAP · [email protected]

January 25, 2021 at 10:09 PM

Visual: Comparing Legislative Candidates' Source of Funds

Visual: Comparing Legislative Candidates' Source of Funds VPAP shows the percentage of campaign donations that each General Assembly candidate received last year from six types of sources, including businesses that lobby the state legislature and small do…

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  VPAP · [email protected]

January 23, 2021 at 6:59 PM

VPAP Weekly Update

VPAP Weekly Update Find Year-End Filing Deadline Data Across vpap.org All Virginia candidates filed campaign finance disclosures last week. That information is now integrated throughout our website, making it easy to find top…

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  VPAP · [email protected]

January 21, 2021 at 2:59 PM

Visual: The Cost of Local Elections

Visual: The Cost of Local Elections The average amount spent by winning mayoral candidates in Virginia last fall ranged from $1.1 million in Richmond to $32,000 in Suffolk. This visual takes a look at the varied costs of city council, mayoral and school …

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  VPAP · [email protected]

January 20, 2021 at 8:14 PM

Visual: Reversal of Fortune

Visual: Reversal of Fortune In the first year since taking control in both chambers of the Virginia legislature, Democrats have turned the fundraising tables on Republicans. This visualization shows the off-year totals raised by incumbent state legislator…

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  VPAP · [email protected]

January 20, 2021 at 7:14 PM

Visual: Dissecting Donations to Statewide Candidates

Visual: Dissecting Donations to Statewide Candidates In VPAP's latest data visualization, candidates for Governor, Lt. Governor and Attorney General are ranked by the share of money they've raised from seven types of sources. See who relied most on small-…

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  VPAP · [email protected]

January 17, 2021 at 3:59 PM

VPAP Weekly Update

VPAP Weekly Update Year-End Campaign Finance Reports All candidates and committees filed financial disclosures with the Virginia Department of Elections by midnight Friday. VPAP has broken them down. See which statewide cand…

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  VPAP · [email protected]

January 15, 2021 at 11:06 PM

Now Live: Year-End Campaign Finance Reports

Now Live: Year-End Campaign Finance Reports VPAP has posted campaign finance disclosures from candidates and non-candidate PACs that were filed by 5 p.m. Friday. The deadline is not until midnight, so a full list of reports will not be available until to…

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  VPAP · [email protected]

January 11, 2021 at 8:59 PM

Visual: "Regional Winners/Losers in Redistricting"

Visual: "Regional Winners/Losers in Redistricting" These interactive maps and accompanying charts estimate how far each legislative district is from the "ideal" population. When congressional and state legislative boundaries are redrawn this year, regions…

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  VPAP · [email protected]

January 9, 2021 at 6:59 PM

VPAP Weekly Update

VPAP Weekly Update Citizen-Members Added to New Redistricting Page Meet the eight citizens selected to join eight legislators on Virginia's bipartisan Redistricting Commission. Click the downward arrow next to each member f…

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  VPAP · [email protected]

January 7, 2021 at 2:14 PM

Meet the 8 citizens named to Redistricting Commission

Meet the 8 citizens named to Redistricting Commission VPAP has profiles of the eight citizens selected yesterday who will serve alongside eight legislators on Virginia’s new Redistricting Commission. The information is part of a new section of our websit…

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  VPAP · [email protected]

January 5, 2021 at 9:29 PM

Visuals: Analyzing Campaign Donations of 62 Redistricting Finalists

Visuals: Analyzing Campaign Donations of 62 Redistricting Finalists VPAP has added campaign finance donation links to profiles of the 62 finalists for 8 seats on the Virginia's new Redistricting Commission. With one exception — some nominees are not major…

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  VPAP · [email protected]

January 4, 2021 at 9:14 PM

Visuals: Who Are the Redistricting Finalists?

Visuals: Who Are the Redistricting Finalists? Meet the 62 Nominees This visual provides an alphabetical listing of the 62 nominees who will be considered for eight citizen seats on Virginia's new Redistricting Commission. There are filte…

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January 2, 2021 at 6:59 PM

VPAP Weekly Update

VPAP Weekly Update New Features for COVID-19 Dashboard VPAP has revamped its COVID-19 Dashboard. The focus has shifted to recent trends. You'll find statewide maps showing where cases are rising and falling, and you now can…

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  VPAP · [email protected]

December 30, 2020 at 4:44 PM

Visual: More than 1,200 apply for 8 Redistricting Commission seats

Visual: More than 1,200 apply for 8 Redistricting Commission seats It took an all-hands-on-deck Tuesday effort by the Division of Legislative Services to process a last-minute rush of applications from citizens seeking to become part of Virginia's new Red…

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  Ali Mislowsky · [email protected]

December 30, 2020 at 3:29 PM

Once? Twice? A dozen times?

Once? Twice? A dozen times? How many times has this thought crossed your mind this year? “I’ve been meaning to donate, but I just haven’t gotten around to it.” You still have time to support VaNews before the year is up. If the clips made it easier for…

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  VPAP · [email protected]

December 29, 2020 at 9:15 PM

Visual: Key Redistricting Votes

Visual: Key Redistricting Votes Only two of the eight legislators named to Virginia's new Redistricting Commission voted for all four key pieces of legislation that led to a bipartisan process for drawing legislative districts. Most favored giving voters …

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  VPAP Events · [email protected]

December 20, 2020 at 3:29 PM

Last Chance to Register for Monday's Webinar

Last Chance to Register for Monday's Webinar Bipartisan Redistricting: What to Expect Register now for tomorrow's webinar! Join us on Zoom Monday at 11 a.m. VPAP hosts a distinguished panel who will discuss what to expect when Virginia's…

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December 19, 2020 at 6:59 PM

VPAP Weekly Update

VPAP Weekly Update Register for Monday's Webinar How much will the inclusion of citizens change Virginia's process of drawing district lines? What will success look like? And what can you expect when the new redistricting com…

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  VPAP · [email protected]

December 15, 2020 at 6:29 PM

Join VPAP - Bipartisan Redistricting: What to Expect

Join VPAP - Bipartisan Redistricting: What to Expect Monday at 2 p.m. The process is underway to select members of a new, bipartisan redistricting commission, which Virginia voters approved in November. The General Assembly has named eight members from t…

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  VPAP · [email protected]

December 14, 2020 at 9:25 PM

Visual: Who has Applied (So Far) to the Redistricting Commission?

Visual: Who has Applied (So Far) to the Redistricting Commission? Halfway through a month-long application process, 88 people have offered their services as one of eight citizen members of Virginia's new Redistricting Commission. Those selected will serve…

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  David M. Poole · [email protected]

December 12, 2020 at 3:29 PM

One thing we have in common

One thing we have in common Everyone does the holidays differently. You might enjoy having the brightest house on the block. A quiet family gathering. Or takeout lo mein. No matter how you’re ending the year, you and more than 18,000 readers across Virgi…

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  VPAP · [email protected]

December 8, 2020 at 9:54 PM

Visual: Money Behind Redistricting Ballot Initiative

Visual: Money Behind Redistricting Ballot Initiative This data visualization takes a closer look at the $2.4 million raised by FairMapsVirginia, the group that led a successful effort to pass a statewide ballot measure that enshrines bipartisan redistrict…

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  VPAP · [email protected]

December 7, 2020 at 3:44 PM

Visual: Where Were College Students?

Visual: Where Were College Students? Polling predicted a surge of young voters this year. But three available metrics suggest Virginia voters 25 and younger may have represented a smaller share of the electorate this year. A definitive picture of how the…

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  VPAP · [email protected]

December 7, 2020 at 2:29 PM

Last Call: Two-Minute Survey

Last Call: Two-Minute Survey How are we doing? Please take our quick, 10-question survey before it closes today at 5 p.m.     Start Survey You can take the survey anonymously. Or you can provide your contact information to …

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  VPAP · [email protected]

December 5, 2020 at 3:59 PM

VPAP Weekly Update

VPAP Weekly Update Tell Us What You Think! If you haven't already, please take a few minutes to let us know how vpap.org is working for you. Our annual survey is just 10 quick questions!   Start Survey You c…

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  VPAP · [email protected]

December 3, 2020 at 10:46 PM

Now Live: Post-Election Campaign Finance Reports

Now Live: Post-Election Campaign Finance Reports VPAP has posted campaign finance disclosures filed by candidates for local office on the November ballot and committees that sought to pass or defeat ballot issues. They cover activity from October 23 throu…

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December 3, 2020 at 7:14 PM

Visual: Limits to Put Brakes on Legislation

Visual: Limits to Put Brakes on Legislation Virginia lawmakers accustomed to introducing dozens of measures will need to be more selective next month when the annual legislative session begins. This visual ranks legislators by the number of bills introduc…

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  VPAP · [email protected]

December 2, 2020 at 3:14 PM

Visual: Turnout in 'Trump Elections'

Visual: Turnout in 'Trump Elections' Unusually high voter turnout was a hallmark of the four November elections that took place during the administration of Republican President Donald Trump. Turnout in this year's presidential election hit a modern reco…

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November 30, 2020 at 8:44 PM

Visual: Side Effects of Early Voting

Visual: Side Effects of Early Voting The explosion of early voting in Virginia this year had two impacts. First, it sowed confusion on election night as initial returns from in-person voting precincts favored Republicans, while early and absentee voters …

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