Dumfries Town Councilwoman Cydny A. Neville formally announced on Friday that she will seek the Democratic nomination for the 52nd House of Delegates district. Neville, a Virginia native and longtime resident of Prince William County, has served on the Dumfries Town Council since 2018 when she was first elected. “To get the change we want […]
Michael Allers, Jr. is running for Delegate in the 50th District in an attempt to win the seat back for the Republican Party. As a public school teacher, Allers is branding himself a different type of Republican, a new one who wants to work to return the party back to its roots. As a teacher, […]
Manassas City resident and local activist Helen Zurita announced her bid for the House of Delegates in the 50th District in a press release on Monday morning. Zurita, a long-time community advocate for the residents of Manassas City and Prince William County, ran for Manassas City Council last year. As the leader of the Save […]
Defying expectations that he would support incumbent Attorney General Mark Herring, Governor Ralph Northam instead endorsed Delegate Jay Jones (D-89), who is challenging Herring in the Democratic Primary. “Jay Jones has stood with me every step of the way in our journey to make Virginia a more just and equitable place to live,” Northam said. […]
Black History Month is a time to celebrate the accomplishments of Black historical figures. A lot of people spend the month learning about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, John Lewis, Zora Neale Hurston, Frederick Douglass–the list goes on. But it is just as important to raise awareness and remembrance of figures who aren’t […]
The Prince William Board of County Supervisors approved funding in the FY2021 budget to support a Co-Responder Program consisting of a collaborative effort between the county police department and community services department in order to address mental health calls in the county. It consists of three police officers, three clinicians from the community cervices department, […]
Governor Northam is expected to sign the sweeping legislation to protect domestic workers. The Virginia General Assembly on Wednesday passed The Domestic Workers Bill of Rights extending the Virginia Human Rights Act and workplace health and safety protections to domestic workers throughout the Commonwealth. On Friday, February 19, 2021, the House passed State Senator Jennifer […]
Both states are ahead of the national average. West Virginia is currently one of the leading states in the nation in terms of COVID-19 vaccination rates while Virginia is still behind. According to an article from The New York Times, 16.3% of the West Virginia population has received at least one dose of the vaccine […]
According to a new report from McGuireWoods, zoning legislation created during the 20th century in Virginia fostered segregation in housing and exacerbated the wealth gap between Black and white residents. According to the report, “In many localities, neighborhoods are more racially segregated today than they were 50 years ago.” This is despite the fact that […]
On Wednesday, Care in Action—a nonprofit, nonpartisan group fights for domestic workers in the U.S—formally announced its endorsement of Senator Jennifer McClellan as Virginia’s next governor. McClellan has focused on bringing legal protections to domestic workers during her time in the General Assembly.
