Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. The Virginia Supreme Court delivered a striking

blow to Democrats in the national redistricting battle with Republicans today. The court ruled that last

month's voter referendum in Virginia, which allowed Democrats to shift four congressional districts

their way, violated the state constitution. Jad Khalil of Member Station VPM explains.

That victory in the vote was the focus of a lot of the Democratic responses, and they said,

you know, broadly that this overturned the popular will.

They were kind of varied in different ways, so some Democrats said that they'll try to

appeal it to the U.S. Supreme Court, and others are just looking forward to the midterms.

With the old map, Democrats could still pick up one or two seats, so that's sort of interesting.

But Republicans, on the other hand, are celebrating.

Chad Khalil of VPM reporting, the U.S. is facing a child care crisis.

As operating costs and tuition continue to rise, leaving families with few affordable options.

Some places are looking to ramp up supply by removing red tape on new child care centers.

Cynthia Abrams with member station WPLN reports Nashville is testing the approach.

Nashville has decided to give proposals for new child care centers priority in the zoning

process. The city is also looking to ease regulations for facilities, making it simply easier to open one.

City leaders, like Mayor Freddie O'Connell, hope that removing bureaucratic hurdles could increase

supply and have positive ripple effects.

This isn't just a child care problem. It's a workforce problem and ultimately an economic and

family and household problem. Because when a Nashville parent can't find care, it is much

harder to go to work. Similar approaches have been considered in other states, including

California, Washington State, New Hampshire, and Colorado.

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