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 […]
Virginia political operatives can continue to use voters’ personal information to try to shame them into casting a ballot, despite a lawmaker’s effort to ban a practice he described as invasive and inappropriate. The Democratic Party of Virginia angered some of its own voters last year with mailers, styled as “voter report cards,” that included the recipient’s name […]
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 […]
