Article co-written by Alex Sakes Delegate Lee J. Carter, who was elected to the 50th District in the Virginia House of Delegates in 2017, announced on Friday that he plans to enter Democratic Primary to become Virginia’s next Governor. Carter first hinted at his gubernatorial aspirations in mid-November, and at the beginning of December, he […]
Democrat Terry McAuliffe, who served as the Commonwealth’s 72nd Governor from 2014 to 2018, will announce his bid for a second term on Wednesday as first reported in The Washington Post. McAuliffe, 63, would become only the second governor since the Civil War to earn a second term if elected, as Virginia law currently prohibits consecutive terms for the […]
Community-driven report reflects recommendations of the Virginia Marijuana Legalization Work Group Today, Governor Ralph Northam released his administration’s report on the impact of legalizing adult-use marijuana in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The report highlights the recommendations set forth by the Virginia Marijuana Legalization Work Group, a diverse, stakeholder-driven process that included community leaders, healthcare professionals, policy experts, and […]
The Fairfax County school board voted unanimously on Thursday evening to rename Robert E. Lee High School in Springfield, Virginia, after the late Civil Rights icon Congressman John Lewis. The new name, which was advocated for by members of the Fairfax NAACP Chapter, will take effect with the start of the upcoming school year. Other […]
Governor Ralph Northam celebrated passage of historic gun safety laws in the Commonwealth of Virginia on Thursday. The new legislation that was ceremonially signed includes sweeping new measures to require background checks on all gun sales, establish an Extreme Risk Protective Order, reinstate Virginia’s successful one-handgun-a-month policy, mandate reporting of lost and stolen firearms, and […]
Back in April Virginia became the first Southern state to enact comprehensive anti-discrimination measures for the LGBTQ+ community via Senate Bill 868, known as the Virginia Values Act. Governor Ralph Northam is commemorating Pride Month in Virginia as sweeping new laws to expand rights and protections for LQBTQ+ individuals take effect on July 1. At […]
State Senator Jennifer McClellan announced her for Virginia governor on Thursday, running to be elected as the first Black woman to serve as governor in American history. McClellan (D-Richmond) is the second Black woman to begin campaigning for governor of Virginia after Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy launched her campaign last month. “I come from a […]
The Civil War ended over one-hundred-fifty years ago. It’s time for those who are still fighting for their dead cause to finally surrender. This week has seen not one or two, but three crushing blows to the racist cause of the Confederacy. First, Governor Northam brought down the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee […]
During a virtual kick-off on Wednesday, Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy (D-Woodbidge) officially launched her campaign to become the first Black woman elected governor of any state in the United States. Carroll Foy was first elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2017. In March, 2020, she filed paperwork for her gubernatorial run, and prior […]
Governor Ralph Northam issued Executive Order 62 on Tuesday, allowing specific localities in Northern Virginia to delay entering Phase One of the “Forward Virginia” plan to ease restrictions on certain business operations that were put in place in response to the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. Northam stated that Virginia as a whole may enter Phase […]
