The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling weakening a key enforcement tool of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is fueling new concerns in Virginia over the future of Black political representation, particularly if Republicans regain full control of state government after the next census. In a 6-3 ruling last month in Louisiana v.

The U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department's annual one-night census of homeless populations, conducted in January, is expected to show a decline after reaching record levels in 2024. The Point-in-Time count measures both sheltered and unsheltered homelessness across the country.