Bishop Reacts to Amendment Votes — Arlington Catholic Bishop Michael F. Burbidge thanked the faithful for the diocese’s “Catholics Vote No” campaign after voters approved ballot Questions 1 and 2, on abortion and marriage. “We know the truth, and no temporary political defeat changes this reality,” he said. [Arlington Diocese]
Route 7 Deaths Mostly After Dark — “Using police-reported records from Virginia’s crash database from 2017 to 2026, the nonprofit Northern Virginia Families for Safe Streets (NoVA FSS) found that 10 out of 11 fatal crashes that occurred along the Route 7 corridor from the Fairfax/Loudoun county line to the west end of Alexandria happened at night.” [FFXnow]
Alexandria Rents Dip — “Alexandria’s median apartment rents declined just under 1% year over year in October and remain about 5% off the city’s all-time high, according to new data.” Arlington’s median rent, by contrast, rose 1.1% to $2,604. [ALXnow]
Voters OK All Three Amendments — Virginia voters approved all three proposed constitutional amendments, NBC News projects: Question 1 on reproductive freedom (62.5% yes), Question 2 removing the same-sex marriage ban (57.5%) and Question 3 restoring voting rights after felony sentences are served (56.6%). [NBC 4]
Democrats Flip Two House Seats — Democrats Shannon Taylor and Elaine Luria unseated Reps. Rob Wittman (R) and Jen Kiggans (R) in the 1st and 2nd districts, two of the four flips Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) had said were possible. Rep. John McGuire (R) leads Tom Perriello (D) in the 5th, which was uncalled as of yesterday afternoon. [Virginia Mercury]
Dominion Merger Testimony Begins — Public testimony on the proposed $67 billion Dominion Energy-NextEra merger begins today at the State Corporation Commission. The companies accepted some proposed ratepayer protections but rejected recommended freezes on rates for three years and on staffing for 10 years. [Virginia Mercury]
Data Centers and the Midterms — Sen. Mark Warner (D) and Reps. Suhas Subramanyam (D) and Eugene Vindman (D), who campaigned on stricter data center regulations, each won reelection by double digits. Warner said data centers of any size should “bring their own power.” [WJLA]
It’s Thursday — Expect a 40% chance of rain before 10 a.m., then mostly cloudy skies with a high near 75. South winds around 12 mph could gust to 21 mph. Rain is possible again after midnight, with a low around 61. [NWS]
New Legal Notice — An establishment seeks a retail restaurant license for wine, beer, and mixed beverages for on/off-premises consumption. [Public Notices]
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