On Friday, Care in Action — a nonprofit, nonpartisan group dedicated to fighting for dignity and fairness for the millions of domestic workers in the United States — announced its endorsement of Delegate Hala Ayala in the lieutenant gubernatorial election. Care in Action is backing Ayala because of her track record on care, including helping […]
Saturday was a day in which several leaders, both state and local, along with family members and the Prince William County community came to Ebenezer Baptist Church in Woodbridge to celebrate the life of civil rights activist Albert E. Brooks, Sr. Brooks passed away earlier this year, and the lives of those he touched joined […]
Schools are created to be institutions of learning the basics that one needs to succeed in the business world: Math, English and so on. However, there has always been one topic that was rarely, if ever, taught in a manner that truly benefitted both the student and parent: financial literacy. Students would graduate with a […]
Gubernatorial Former Governor Terry McAuliffe won the Democratic nomination for Governor of Virginia, beating opponents Former Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy, State Senator Jennifer McClellan, Delegate Lee Carter, and Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax. McAuliffe, who won the nomination with more than 60% of the vote, is a polarizing figure in Virginia. His term as governor was marked […]
Today, Senator Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond) celebrated the signing of HB 2137, a bill to provide annual paid sick leave to home health workers. Sen. McClellan was one of two Senate co-patrons of Del. Elizabeth Guzman’s (D-Prince William) bill. Governor Northam ceremonially signed the bill into law this afternoon. HB 1237 will provide 5 days of […]
As the political primary season enters its final weeks, it is often that candidates receive support from political action committees (PACs) in order to get that push needed to either win new seats or retain current ones. This is the vision for Commonwealth Forward, a PAC whose goal is to, according to its website, “supports […]
Delegate Elizabeth Guzman – a social worker, public administrator, and progressive who would have been the first woman and first Latina to serve as lieutenant governor of Virginia – today released the following statement announcing her withdrawal from the race to focus on her House of Delegates campaign: “After assessing the campaign finance reports that […]
Domestic workers are the foundation of this nation, it is through their tireless work that keeps businesses and communities functioning. However, they are among the least protected when it comes to receiving benefits and having the right to paid sick leave. Fortunately, there are organizations such as Care In Action who are dedicated to fighting […]
Delegate Elizabeth Guzman (D-31st), a second-generation union member who would be the first woman and first Latinx person to ever serve as Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, today welcomed the endorsement of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) and ATU Local 689. The Amalgamated Transit Union is an international union representing transit workers from San Diego to Toronto. It […]
Delegate Elizabeth Guzman (D-31st) has been on a crusade to provide working class families better opportunities as she campaigns to become Lieutenant Governor. Over the past few weeks she has been involved in such legislative measures such as advocating for annual paid sick leave to home health care workers to an amendment allowing undocumented women […]
