Citizens Shape Virginia Assembly Agenda
Fairfax delegation to General Assembly hears from public before heading to Richmond.
From Medicaid to Broadband, Northern Virginia Lawmakers Prepare for Raucous Session
Democrats plan to use new numbers to accomplish wide-ranging agenda.
This year’s General Assembly will be like no other. For starters, members walking the halls of the Capitol will look different. The crop of freshman includes the first transgender woman to serve in the Virginia General Assembly, the first lesbian, the first Asian-American women and the first two Latinas. Gone are the 12 Republican members who were unseated, all white males. Also gone are the three members who got out before the bloodbath that flipped their seats from red to blue, also all white males. In their place is a diverse and young group of new members who are eager to make their mark on the commonwealth.
Recount Concludes, Reaffirming Hugo Election Victory
With the Virginia House of Delegates at 51-49 Republicans over Democrats, recounts are closely watched
New Appointments to Fairfax County Planning Commission
Four new members named; one vacancy remains in Sully.