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After Biscuit Run, State Senator Creigh Deeds began work to shed more light on the $100-million-plus program.

Biscuit Run reform: Deeds would loosen secrecy... some

In Virginia, tax returns are so sacred that a section of code forbids state officials from revealing individual info– even if those individuals have reaped millions of dollars for their land from state taxpayers.

Our men in Richmond: House Minority Leader David Toscano (center) and the men who represent Albemarle. From left: Creigh Deeds, Bryce Reeves, Rob Bell, Matt Fariss, Steve Landes.

Local legislators: Tebow, triggermen among their bills

Every January, the six men representing the gerrymandered chunks of Albemarle and Charlottesville (and Rustburg!) head east on I-64 to participate in Virginia's part-time legislature. For 60 days, they'll strive for a budget and deal with the 2,228 bills (at last count) tha

T.J. Aldous wants the Republican nomination for the 25th District.

Republican challenges Deeds in State Senate

Attorney Thomas W. "T.J." Aldous announced a run for the 25th District seat in the General Assembly on June 28. Aldous, "a lifelong conservative," according to a release, is the first to challenge incumbent Democrat State Senator Creigh Deeds since he won the seat in a spec

David Wasserman drew this congressional "incumbent protection " map based on public reporting and hints from sources.

Incumbent protection? House plan would add Fauquier to 5th

Every 10 years, Virginia redraws its congressional districts following the fresh census results. Cooler heads inevitably call for nonpartisan redistricting, and accusations of "gerrymandering" inevitably follow the new districts, always weighted-to-the-party-in-power.

Open space preservation brings lots of benefits.

Scenic treasure: How conservation lines the pockets of the rich

Albemarle County Preserved83,600 acres17.5 percent of the landWho holds the easements? Virginia Outdoors Foundation328 easements62,702 acresNature Conservancy22 easements6,047 acresPiedmont Environmental Council4 easements510 acresPublic Recreational Facilities Authority64