Change in the Virginia Landscape
401st VA General Assembly reconvenes with a tsunami of filed legislation.
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Opening the Floodgates
Northern Virginia Democrats struggle with power now that they have it.
When they were in the minority, Democrats were mostly united in their views about everything from gun control and reproductive rights to the Equal Rights Amendment. Now that they’ve seized power, though, members of the newly minted majority are hearing from opposite sides on everything from gerrymandering and labor rights.
Surovell and Hope Introduce Bill in Virginia Prohibiting Conversion Therapy Practices
Legislation would prohibit any health care provider from engaging in conversion therapy with a minor patient.
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Environmental Priorities for Virginia
Virginia Conservation Network Hosts 2019 General Assembly Preview.
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Promises of a Blue Virginia: ‘A House for all Virginians’
Democrats continue to focus on education, transportation and economic equality issues.
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Republican Requiem
Democrats take General Assembly, sweep Fairfax School Board; Republicans hold Springfield.
It wasn’t all that long ago that Northern Virginia had its own breed of Republicanism. People like U.S. Rep. Tom Davis (R-11), U.S. Sen. John Warner and Del. Dave Albo (R-42). Now, after a series of stunning defeats since the election of Donald Trump to the White House, Northern Virginia Republicans are a dying breed, with moderates bowing out or being voted out.
Generation Gap
Millennials and Gen X now outnumber older voters. So why do Baby Boomers dominate?
Millennials and Gen Xers now outnumber Baby Boomers and older voters in Virginia, according to data from the Census Bureau. But that doesn’t mean they have as much influence. Census numbers also show another trend: People over the age of 45 vote at much higher rates.
2018 Report: Nearly 7,000 Virginia Absentee Ballots Mailed Too Late
Voters have already returned more absentee ballots in 2019 than the last time all 140 seats in the General Assembly were on the ballot.
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Protestors: ‘Resign Ralph!’
Fairfax NAACP and others gather to demand resignation of Gov. Ralph Northam, who was a “no-show” at the event.
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