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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dumfries resident and longtime community activist Ebony Lofton has always been a voice in the area, with a desire to bring change to Virginia’s oldest town. Now, she wants to take her advocacy on another level. Recently, she announced she will run for mayor, and she spoke with the PW Perspective about her reasons behind […]
Guest Column by David J. Toscano As a strong supporter of Hillary Clinton in 2016, I was deeply disappointed when she lost. But I also believe in the peaceful transition of power, and even had a bit of optimism that Donald Trump, because of his independent streak, might do some positive things for the country.Boy […]
Yesterday, community activist Ebony Lofton announced that she will be officially running to become mayor in the town of Dumfries. Lofton is currently the President of South Cove Homeowners Association and has been one of the most vocal voices within the Dumfries community, speaking out on a myriad of issues, such as the opposition of […]
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 […]
Little shares insight into how she’s working to change the Commonwealth’s archaic decree For years, victims of domestic violence faced a myriad of challenges if they wished to get a divorce in the state of Virginia. Not only did they have to endure the legal process of going through the court system, but also deal […]
Recently, the Virginia Department of Elections (ELECT) released its annual post-election report for the 2021 November General Election; this report not only generates a historical record of the election, but it also highlights its successes and areas where improvements could be made. The November 2021 General Election continued to pose the same challenges election administrators […]
