Statehouse Beat: ; Revamping Districts Gets More Troubling

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CHRONOLOGY of a catastrophe, part II: Aug. 5: The House of Delegates floor session is postponed twice, from a noon start to 3 p.m., as members of the 30th Delegate mega-district meet repeatedly among themselves and with House leadership.

What emerges is not the four-way split that Delegate Doug Skaff, the driving force of the break-up, originally sought, or even the 3- 3-1 option that seemed to be the favored compromise going into the afternoon floor session.

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Statehouse Beat: ; Revamping Districts Gets More Troubling

Instead, the plan divides the current district into a 4-3 split, with the dividing line down through Charleston's South Hills area.

While none of the seven incumbents are drawn out of their districts, the most vulnerable in 2...

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