The Virginia General Assembly adjourned the 2022 legislative session on Saturday, leaving the budget and pending bills for a special legislative session that is expected soon. During the legislative session, State Senator Jennifer McClellan (D-9) worked extensively with legislators from both parties and passed 12 bills with bipartisan support. The bills ranged from criminal justice […]
From day one on the campaign trail, Governor Glenn Youngkin has railed against critical race theory, and now we see his rhetoric become policy. During his campaign, Youngkin took advantage of the fact that few people understand critical race theory. With what PW Perspective has called the “New Southern Strategy,” Youngkin used critical race theory […]
Earlier this month, the Virginia State Conference of the NAACP announced its support for special elections for the House of Delegates this year, and since then, other organizations have joined the group. Last year, the Virginia House of Delegates elections were held in outdated districts due to a delay with the redistricting process because of […]
The Virginia State Conference of the NAACP released a statement on Wednesday expressing support for special elections for the House of Delegates this year due to the outdated maps that were used in last year’s elections. The Virginia NAACP’s reads as follows: “The Virginia State Conference of the NAACP (Virginia NAACP) has worked tirelessly to […]
Gov. Glenn Youngkin has dedicated much of his first few weeks in office to barring school systems across Virginia from mandating masks for students. The political-outsider turned governor issued an executive order on his first day in office that allowed parents to opt-out of mask mandates, but following several legal challenges, Youngkin issued a statement […]
Benjamin Litchfield is a lawyer, an HBCU graduate, the former Chairman of the Stafford Democratic Committee, and, as of last week, a Democratic candidate for Virginia State Senate in the newly-formed 27th district in 2023. Litchfield sat down with PW Perspective to talk about his campaign and what makes him the right candidate to represent […]
The Senate of Virginia passed SB 494, Sen. Jennifer McClellan’s (D-9) bill to strengthen protections for employees who are victims of discrimination and harassment, on Thursday. The bill passed on a party-line vote of 21-19 vote, and the legislation will now move to the Virginia House of Delegates for consideration. SB 494, also labeled the […]
Governor Glenn Youngkin took office earlier this month, immediately signing executive orders to implement new policies to ban the teaching of “divisive concepts” and prevent school systems from implementing mask mandates. Naturally, Youngkin’s use of his executive authority has met challenges from school systems, parents, and Democrats in the Virginia General Assembly. Many have begun […]
Former Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy (D-2) announced on Friday that she intends to run for State Senate in Virginia’s 33rd District, which includes parts of Prince William and Fairfax Counties. “I have always dedicated my life to service – whether it was at Virginia Military institute, as a foster mom, as a public defender, or […]
Del. Michelle Maldonado (D-50) announced the filing of her first piece of legislation in the Virginia General Assembly on Wednesday. Maldonado’s first bill, HB 893, requires that landlords notify tenants of rent increases no less than 30 days before an automatic renewal takes place. Currently, landlords can give a notice of 30 days for increased […]
