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 […]
Retired U.S. Naval Captain Hung Cao has always defied the odds, and on Sunday he did it once again as he defeated a bevy of Republican hopefuls to secure the GOP nomination in Virginia’s 10th Congressional District. Cao, who served 25 years as a commissioned Navy officer, won a firehouse primary that was based on […]
During the grind of the political campaigning season, a candidate can often find themselves so entrenched in their own aspirations that finding the time to collaborate with other organizations, much less other candidates, can be a challenge. Makya Little, candidate for the new 19th House of Delegates, seeks to change that with an upcoming event […]
Today, The Collective PAC the nation’s largest political action committee dedicated to increasing Black political engagement, representation, and power across all levels of government — congratulates Dr. Lisa D. Cook as she takes her place as the first Black woman to serve on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Founders of The Collective PAC, Quentin […]
For the past few years, there has been a debate over how many justices should be on the Supreme Court of the United States. While some Democrats have pushed the idea that the additional justices should be added to the court to center its conservative lean, critics claim that packing the court would set a […]
Roe v. Wade, the historic 1972 Supreme Court case that codified every woman’s right to access an abortion, is likely under threat according to a draft opinion leaked from the Supreme Court. According to a leaked draft of a new majority opinion obtained by Politico, the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health […]
If there is one story that could describe the heart of serving Manassas, it might be penned by Dheeraj “DJ” Jagadev. The longtime resident of the city and current educator at Osbourn High School, Jagadev is running in the Democratic primary for the Manassas City Council. Recently he spoke with the PW Perspective about making […]
