by John Reid As the new year takes place, there are new laws which will take effect as of today within the Commonwealth. Some of these laws were approved by the General Assembly and signed last year: There will be a tax exemption for military retirees. Gov. Youngkin signed legislation that removed the age restriction. Beginning […]
Prince William County, Virginia – The Swearing-In Ceremony for the Prince William Board of County Supervisors, the Clerk to the Circuit Court, the Commonwealth’s Attorney and the Sheriff will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. The ceremony will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Merchant Hall at the Hylton Performing Arts Centers, 10960 George Mason […]
by John Reid Virginia has often been a state which achieves political history. In 1990, Douglas Wilder became the first Black man to serve as governor of a U.S. state since the Reconstruction era. This past November Delegate Don Scott became the first Black Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates. In addition, there was […]
Attorney, Law Professor, and former Judge and Civil Rights Advocate, Travis Nembhard will seek the Democratic nomination for Virginia’s 10th Congressional District Earlier today, Travis Nembhard, who recently ran for delegate of the 22nd District, announced his plans to run for the Democratic nomination for Virginia’s 10th Congressional District. He released the following statement via […]
by John Reid Derrick Wood, Mayor of the Town of Dumfries, VA, has been elected as the 2024 first vice president of the National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials (NBC-LEO), a constituency group of the National League of Cities (NLC). NBC-LEO serves as a forum for communication and networking among African-American municipal officials and […]
MANASSAS PARK, VA – Today, tech leader, entrepreneur, public servant, and mother,Delegate Michelle Maldonado announced her campaign for the U.S. House of Representativesin Virginia’s 10th District. With the announcement, the Maldonado campaign also released alaunch video highlighting her upbringing in an immigrant family, breadth of experience in theprivate and public sectors, and lifelong dedication to […]
Prince William County Supervisor Enters Open Race for Virginia’s Seventh Congressional District with Federal and Local Endorsements WOODBRIDGE, VA – Today, Democrat Margaret Angela Franklin launched her congressional campaign to build on the progress made in her role as supervisor and take her experience working on Capitol Hill to fight for the future of our community. […]
by Sarah Vogelsong, Virginia Mercury Virginia’s next General Assembly won’t convene until Jan. 10, but senators and delegates have already begun penning legislation. (And by that, we mean the Virginia Division of Legislative Services is hard at work translating their goals into the high-flown tones of state code.) On Monday, the start of the 2024 […]
by Graham Moomaw, Virginia Mercury The two-year period before the arrival of Gov. Glenn Youngkin was the first time in decades that Democrats controlled both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly. Come January, they’ll be back in charge. That sets up a policymaking dynamic that hasn’t been seen in Virginia since the 1990s: A Republican […]
by Care In Action Virginia’s domestic workers win big as 22 Care in Action-backed candidates are elected to the General Assembly, the largest class of women of color voted to the House of Delegates and State Senate. Black and Asian women now hold 19 seats in the House and 6 seats in the Senate — […]
