As there have been several changes within the rapidly diversified Potomac District, Potomac District Supervisor Andrea Bailey will host a town hall on August 3rd. Taking place from 4:00pm-7:00pm at Locust Shade Park Amphitheater. She will be joined by other county leadership to discuss the progress in the Potomac District. Food will be served until […]
Democratic-backed law set to take effect Oct. 1 The big change to Virginia’s voting laws in the last two years made casting a ballot easier for people who like to get things done early. A new law taking effect this fall will do the same for procrastinators. Same-day voter registration is taking effect in the state in […]
The 2021 redistricting process dramatically re-shaped the state legislative maps for Prince William County – the most diverse county in Virginia and the 10th most diverse county in the nation. Join Delegate Elizabeth Guzman and Prince William County Director of Elections Eric Olsen to learn how the new districts were formed and how the geography and demographics […]
In response to the Supreme Court’s unprecedented decision to overturn 50 years of legal precedence in Roe v. Wade, Fairfax County Democratic Committee Chair Bryan Graham has released the following statement: “Individual rights to personal reproductive autonomy are under attack from the extremist Republican party. The Trump-packed Supreme Court has overturned nearly 50 years of […]
During the Democratic primary race for Manassas City Council, we had the opportunity to speak with Dheeraj “DJ” Jagadev and Sonia Vasquez Luna about their respective campaigns. While the eyes of Virginia were primarily in the congressional districts, voters went to the polls to vote in the primary races for the Manassas City Council. They […]
Earlier this evening, Coles District Supervisor Yesli Vega won the 7th Congressional District Republican Primary race, beating a bevy of challengers. Virginia Public Access Project announced it via Twitter. She will now face Democratic incumbent Abigail Spanberger in the general election. As for the 10th Congressional District, it will be Democratic incumbent Jennifer Wexton against […]
A panel of federal judges has granted Virginia’s request to dismiss a lawsuit seeking new House of Delegates elections this year after ruling the plaintiff in the case, Democratic lawyer Paul Goldman, lacked standing to bring the case. In a 31-page opinion released Monday, three judges agreed to dismiss the case with prejudice and said the case is now […]
Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Have Ensured Indigent Tenants Had Right to Appeal Their Evictions Today, Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond) and Del. Jeffrey Bourne (D-Richmond) responded to the decision by Gov. Glenn Youngkin to veto a bipartisan-backed bill reforming the eviction appeals process. McClellan’s and Bourne’s bills (SB 474 and HB 614) would have eliminated […]
Last week, the PW Perspective spoke with Makya Little, candidate for the 19th District House of Delegates, about her plans to bring together Northern Virginia leaders and members of the Pan-Hellenic members, affectionately known as the “Divine Nine.” This past Monday, the respective groups came together for a time of festive joy and effective planning […]
Youngkin signs law that drew bipartisan General Assembly backing Election offices in Virginia will no longer be able to accept private grant money under a new law passed in response to a $3.7 million infusion local election administrators got in 2020 from a nonprofit funded partly by Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg. The grants from the Center for Tech […]
