Democrats made it clear in the 2023 elections that public education would be a huge policy priority in the 2024 General Assembly. Barely more than a week into this year’s session, the Democratic majorities in the state House and Senate are making big moves. This...
After working hard to turn out their own voters to cast ballots during the early voting period in the 2023 elections, Virginia Republicans have returned to their perennial efforts to restrict early and other convenient voting methods. This week, a Democratic-led...
This week, Gov. Glenn Youngkin delivered the annual State of the Commonwealth address to the General Assembly, and he mostly used the opportunity to promote a regressive tax proposal that would reform the state’s tax structure to benefit the rich. In the budget he...
On Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, Virginia’s General Assembly officially convened in Richmond, kicking off a 60-day legislative session that could have huge impacts on the lives of folks who live in the commonwealth. The most impactful event of the first day of session,...
Virginia’s 2024 legislative session kicks off in just over a month, and the Democrats who will be in charge of both the House of Delegates and state Senate have made clear their priorities for the coming year. In addition to kicking off the multi-year process to...
All 100 House of Delegates seats were on the ballot on Tuesday, and Democrats have emerged from the election with majority control of the chamber. Earlier in the night, Democrats secured the majority in the state Senate, giving the party full control of the...
All 40 Virginia state Senate seats were on the ballot on Tuesday, and Democrats have emerged from the election with majority control of the chamber. After key Democratic retirements and primary election upsets earlier in the year, this majority will be younger and...
In the northern Virginia sub/exurbs, state Senate District 30 sees Democrat and current Del. Danica Roem facing Republican political newcomer Bill Woolf. Roem has championed a number of bipartisan efforts as a lawmaker, including providing free school lunches for...
Former CIA officer and Democratic prosecutor Russet Perry faces Republican Juan Pablo Segura in Senate District 31, a seat in northern Virginia’s exurbs. Perry is running on a public safety platform that includes protecting vulnerable Virginians from domestic and...
In Hampton Roads-area House District 97, Democratic challenger Michael Feggans is taking on GOP incumbent Del. Karen Greenhalgh. Greenhalgh has spent her last couple of legislative sessions trying to undermine abortion access in the commonwealth, while Feggans is...
