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The Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute Publications

2018

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Sb 106 Congressional And State Legislative Districts; Standards And Criteria, The Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute At Virginia Commonwealth University, Amber Adams, Kristen Dahlman, John Darnell Hicks, Cassandra Reynolds, Vanessa Walker Harris Jan 2018

Sb 106 Congressional And State Legislative Districts; Standards And Criteria, The Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute At Virginia Commonwealth University, Amber Adams, Kristen Dahlman, John Darnell Hicks, Cassandra Reynolds, Vanessa Walker Harris

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This report examines Senate Bill (SB) 106, introduced during the 2018 Virginia General Assembly session to address the criterion of redistricting and the specific impact on racial and ethnic minorities. This legislation is a direct response to previous legislative attempts to address gerrymandering and remains an evolving issue in the Commonwealth.


Hb 69 Grocery Investment Program And Fund, The Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute At Virginia Commonwealth University, Taryn Anthony, Tracey Dunn, Stephen Miller-Pitts, Grant Rissler, Barbara Williams-Lewis Jan 2018

Hb 69 Grocery Investment Program And Fund, The Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute At Virginia Commonwealth University, Taryn Anthony, Tracey Dunn, Stephen Miller-Pitts, Grant Rissler, Barbara Williams-Lewis

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In the 2018 session of the Virginia General Assembly, multiple pieces of legislation were brought to committee, proposing the creation of a fund to catalyze public-private partnerships to expand access to Virginians residing in food deserts. Through the creation of the fund, underserved communities would see the construction, rehabilitation and expansion of food retailers in their communities ameliorate food desserts.


Sb 909/Hb 1408 Virginia Fair Housing Law; Unlawful Discriminatory Housing Practices, The Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute At Virginia Commonwealth University, Saman Aghaebrahim, Erica Brown-Meredith, Tarik Claiborne, Danielle Richardson, Kera Woodard Jan 2018

Sb 909/Hb 1408 Virginia Fair Housing Law; Unlawful Discriminatory Housing Practices, The Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute At Virginia Commonwealth University, Saman Aghaebrahim, Erica Brown-Meredith, Tarik Claiborne, Danielle Richardson, Kera Woodard

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This report provides a legislative racial impact analysis of Senate Bill (SB) 909, a proposed bill in the Virginia General Assembly, to expand the Virginia Fair Housing Law to include lawful sources of income. Specifically, this report examines state and county source of income laws and their variances by race and ethnicity.