Holding the Elected Accountable and Responsible
The General Assembly’s vote on the ERA turned out to be a “show vote” as many had predicted. It may make Democrat legislators and their constituents feels good, but the vote doesn’t count towards ratifying the ERA. https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/judge-dismisses-lawsuit-by-democratic-ags-to-recognize-era-after-virginias-ratification/article_cdc03a6c-482d-52ea-9328-b96e260600a3.html
Thanks to Supv. Yesli Vega for this important update! On Tuesday evening, the Board of Supervisors will set the advertised tax rates for the 2022 Fiscal Year. Among them will be the residential tax rate. Currently on the table is Continue reading PWC BOCS to Vote on Property Tax Increase
The assembly voted to abolish the death penalty — making Virginia the first Southern state to do so — and legalize marijuana as of 2024. It voted to expunge criminal records for many nonviolent offenses and pushed to eliminate mandatory Continue reading Raises for Teachers but Soft On Crime – General Assembly Wrap-up
Following a controversial party-line vote to approve a 99-home development in the county’s “rural crescent” last week, several members of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors’ Democratic majority have said for the first time that they are open to Continue reading Homes and Industry Coming to PWC’s “Rural Crescent”
SB 1310 and HB 2032 create a new category of employee called a “domestic worker,” which includes anyone who is paid for the “performance of services of a household nature performed in or about a private home.” This would include: Continue reading Bill Will Allow Health Department to Enter Your Home Unannounced
Thanks to Senator Ryan McDougle for this summary of bills working their way through the General Assembly and the direct impact to Virginia if they are signed: Eliminating the death penalty and mandatory minimums, but reinstituting parole What this means Continue reading Bad Bills and Their Consequences for Virginia if Passed
Undocumented immigrants in Virginia could soon be guaranteed in-state financial aid on top of in-state tuition. Two bills moving through the Virginia Senate and House of Delegates are expanding on legislation passed last year in the General Assembly which allowed Continue reading Undocumented Aliens Will Soon Receive Tuition Assistance in Virginia
Thanks to the Family Foundation for this updated summary of bills in this session of the General Assembly. This week (Week 5) kicked off the second half of the 2021 General Assembly session, which includes tacking on a 16-day Special Continue reading UPDATE: Good Bills, Bad Bills, and Bills TBD in the General Assembly
Is this what Virginians intended when they handed the General Assembly over to Democrats? Those who voted Democrat simply because they hated President Trump now own the agenda they gave to fellow Virginians. In the year since Democrats have taken Continue reading Decreasing Public Safety In Virginia
What do Americans United for Change (AUFC), the Sierra Club, USAction (now People’s Action), Working America, and the now-defunct ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) all have in common? The five left-wing groups provided original seed money in 2008 to Continue reading Dems Love Their “Dark Money!”