On This Day in Alexandria History — “On April 24, 1940, the Robert Robinson Library opened its doors to the African American community, just eight months after one of America’s first “sit-in” demonstrations took place at the segregated Alexandria Library on Queen Street. The library was named after Robert H. Robinson, a former slave who became a pastor at a church on South Washington Street known today as Roberts Memorial United Methodist Church. The old Robinson Library building now houses the Alexandria Black History Museum.” [Historic Alexandria]

No Budget Deal as General Assembly Session Recesses — “The Virginia General Assembly convened for a special session Thursday to finalize the state’s $212 billion budget, but recessed after just a few hours without a deal, underscoring deep divisions within the Democratic majorities and leaving the spending plan unresolved. After a brief floor session, lawmakers left Richmond and returned to their districts, with no clear timeline for when negotiations might produce a compromise on the two-year spending plan.” [Virginia Mercury]

Judge Blocks Redistricting Election Result — A Tazewell Circuit Court judge blocked certification of Tuesday’s redistricting referendum, which voters approved. Attorney General Jay Jones vowed to appeal the order. [WJLA]

Alexandria Precinct Results on Redistricting Amendment — Precinct-level results are available for the redistricting question, which 78.89% of Alexandria voters cast a ballot in favor of. [Alexandria Living Magazine]