THURS 11/5 | One fact stands above all others in explaining Republican Bob McDonnell's resounding victory for Virginia governor: Turnout was the lowest it's been in 40 years. More...

WED 11/4 | Yesterday Virginia went red, Charlotte went blue, and gay candidates across the South won a series of local victories. Can we draw any clear message from Election 2009? More...

Mayoral elections in some of the South's biggest cities will be closely watched for signs of the shifting political mood; a likely Republican win for Virginia governor will come down to a battle of spin. More...

What's the South thinking about global warming, President Obama and the public option? Read our latest poll roundup and find out. Plus: Deeds done in Virginia? More...

State hearings into the campaign finances of former N.C. Gov. Mike Easley reveal that GOP gubernatorial candidates failed to disclose dozens -- perhaps hundreds -- of campaign flights in 2004 and 2008, the same charge which launched the Easley investigation. More...

With the 2010 Census less than six months away, two senate Republicans are still pushing a measure that would require forms to be rewritten to ask about a person's citizenship. The labor union SEIU argues the move would be costly and unconstitutional. More...

The latest circulation figures show all but one of the country's top 25 newspapers unable to slow plummeting circulation numbers -- and the short-term fixes might only make the problem worse. More...

Economists are saying that many of the 7.2 million jobs lost during the recession won't return -- a worrisome message for states, including many in the South, that have been uniquely hard-hit by high unemployment. More...