Although the NFL season just ended, that only means one thing: Spring Football is just around the corner, and with that comes a new season of the Northern Virginia Rampage. Leading up to next month’s opener, we will highlight some players who will look to bring home the national championship to Dumfries. Led by coach […]
Bill would strengthen Economic and Cultural Relations Between Virginia and African Nations Today, the Virginia Senate unanimously passed Sen. Jennifer McClellan’s (D-Richmond) SB 491 to establish the Virginia African Diaspora Advisory Board to work with the Governor on ways to boost economic and cultural relations between the Commonwealth and African nations, with a focus on […]
Art is often referred to as the image of life, and for Five14 Art Studio Wine and Paint Bar owner Ashley Frazier, she has taken that image to the next level with the creation of her very own business. The lifelong Woodbridge resident spoke with the PW Perspective about her incredible journey, transitioning from the […]
Bill would raise signature threshold for Recall, Reform System to Prevent Abuse Today, the Virginia Senate passed Sen. Jennifer McClellan’s (D-Richmond) recall election reform bill (SB 495) to set clearer thresholds for recall and removal of elected officials and prevent political manipulation of the recall process. In recent years, Virginia’s broad and undefined recall laws […]
Today, House Bill 434 was reported unanimously (8-0) from the Courts of Justice Subcommittee and is now headed to the full committee for consideration. Delegate Briana Sewell (D-51st House District) released the following statement: “The work is far from over, but today was the first step in expanding protections for victims of sexual assault.” “I […]
Two bills aimed to develop a public insurance option for low-income residents regardless of their immigration status A push to expand state health insurance to undocumented children in Virginia ended Tuesday after House and Senate panels blocked bills aimed at adding to the state’s coverage. The legislation, filed by Sen. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond, and Del. Kathy Tran, […]
A Republican-led House of Delegates committee voted Tuesday to block a pending constitutional amendment that would automatically restore voting rights to felons once they regain their freedom. If it holds, the decision will prevent Virginia voters from weighing in on the issue in a ballot referendum this fall, a major setback for voting-rights advocates who […]
McClellan: Wheeler ‘would have sent exactly the wrong message to clean energy job creators’ RICHMOND, Va. – Today, Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond) voted to reject Andrew Wheeler’s nomination as Virginia’s next Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources. Wheeler’s nomination was defeated in a 21-19 vote. Under the Trump Administration as EPA administrator, Wheeler repealed numerous environmental […]
One family shares their struggle to receive medical help for their foster child Being a foster parent alone can be a challenge, but being able to get medical help for their child should not be one of them. Medicaid, the federal-state health insurance program for the poor, picks up the tab for nearly all children […]
RICHMOND, Va. – Voices for Virginia’s Children announced its support of nine budget amendments from a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers to improve mental health support for children. Funding proposals from eight legislators will integrate mental health in school settings, address workforce shortages, and create a Behavioral Health Commission task force for the state to find ways to […]
