David J. Toscano
@davidjtoscano.bsky.social
Attorney and Author, Charlottesville, Virginia. Former member and Democratic Leader, Virginia House of Delegates, former Mayor of Charlottesville, publisher of books on the states and Virginia, writes at deltoscano@substack.https://deltoscano.substack.com
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November 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Do Mass Protests Make a Difference?, by @deltoscano open.substack.com/pub/deltosca...
Do Mass Protests Make a Difference?
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October 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Texas Redistricting is not "Business as Usual!"
Column: Virginia narrowly avoided a Texas-style power grab www.pilotonline.com/2025/08/16/c...
Column: Virginia narrowly avoided a Texas-style power grab www.pilotonline.com/2025/08/16/c...
Column: Virginia narrowly avoided a Texas-style power grab
Virginia’s example shows that having the majority doesn’t mean you have to bulldoze democratic norms, former Del. David J. Toscano writes in a guest column.
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August 17, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Texas Redistricting is not "Business as Usual!"
Column: Virginia narrowly avoided a Texas-style power grab www.pilotonline.com/2025/08/16/c...
Column: Virginia narrowly avoided a Texas-style power grab www.pilotonline.com/2025/08/16/c...
Good news, but not terribly surprising. The legislature has to approve appointments for them to take affect Judge temporarily suspends appointees senators rejected from serving on Va. college governing boards virginiamercury.com/2025/07/29/j...
Judge temporarily suspends appointees senators rejected from serving on Va. college governing boards • Virginia Mercury
A Fairfax County Circuit Court judge on Tuesday granted a temporary injunction suspending eight gubernatorial appointees from serving on governing boards at the University of Virginia, Virginia Milita...
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July 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Good news, but not terribly surprising. The legislature has to approve appointments for them to take affect Judge temporarily suspends appointees senators rejected from serving on Va. college governing boards virginiamercury.com/2025/07/29/j...
Elections this fall will matter--not just for Governor but for the legislature
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Why Virginia’s Legislature Holds All the Cards
Virginia has the nation’s oldest legislature. It’s also arguably the most powerful.
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July 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Elections this fall will matter--not just for Governor but for the legislature
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deltoscano.substack.com/p/red-wave-h.... The battle to protect access to health moves to the states.
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July 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
deltoscano.substack.com/p/red-wave-h.... The battle to protect access to health moves to the states.
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Just published in RTD. Youngkin's own numbers show negative impact of Trump's so-called big beautiful bill.
Just published in RTD. Youngkin's own numbers show negative impact of Trump's so-called big beautiful bill.
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July 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Just published in RTD. Youngkin's own numbers show negative impact of Trump's so-called big beautiful bill.
Just published in RTD. Youngkin's own numbers show negative impact of Trump's so-called big beautiful bill.
New post on nagging questions involving Jim Ryan's resignationhttps://deltoscano.substack.com/p/turning-point
July 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
New post on nagging questions involving Jim Ryan's resignationhttps://deltoscano.substack.com/p/turning-point
Another view down 29. And the crowds keep continuing to grow.
June 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Another view down 29. And the crowds keep continuing to grow.
Join us for no kings protest at Stone Field. Crowds are growing.
June 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Join us for no kings protest at Stone Field. Crowds are growing.
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NO KINGS CHARLOTTESVILLE · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allie...
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June 13, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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156. Federalizing the California National Guard
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156. Federalizing the California National Guard
President Trump's Saturday night "memorandum" federalizing 2000 California National Guard troops is a tentative step toward abusing authorities for domestic use of the military, but a dangerous one.
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June 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
156. Federalizing the California National Guard
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Commentary: There is fraud and abuse in Medicaid, but it won't cover $700 billion richmond.com/opinion/colu...
Commentary: There is fraud and abuse in Medicaid, but it won't cover $700 billion
Yes, there is some waste, fraud and abuse in Medicaid, just as there is throughout our health care system and in every large organization, public or private. But it is not nearly enough to pay for the...
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May 30, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Commentary: There is fraud and abuse in Medicaid, but it won't cover $700 billion richmond.com/opinion/colu...
Reposted by David J. Toscano
Stunning. May was brutal for Trump in federal court: 96% loss rate ⚖️. Even GOP-appointed judges have ruled against the admin 72% of the time. District courts are doing their job defending the Constitution. Soon the Supreme Court may be the only court unwilling to defend the rule of law.
May 24, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Stunning. May was brutal for Trump in federal court: 96% loss rate ⚖️. Even GOP-appointed judges have ruled against the admin 72% of the time. District courts are doing their job defending the Constitution. Soon the Supreme Court may be the only court unwilling to defend the rule of law.
