Holding the Elected Accountable and Responsible
In the 2022 General Assembly, Republican law makers filed numerous bills to roll back far left laws enacted when the Democrats controlled all branches of the Virginia government. The Republican House passed numerous bills to advance a more conservative agenda, Continue reading 2022 General Assembly Wrap-Up: Dems Preserve Their Far Left Laws
Thanks to VPAP for providing this excellent explanation of the new Congressional district boundaries for the 7th District, and how those boundaries were drawn. https://www.vpap.org/offices/us-representative-7/redistricting/
Unable to come to a resolution on the state budget, Virginia House and Senate leaders say they expect to adjourn the regular session of the General Assembly on Saturday, giving negotiators more time to bridge their differences in anticipation of Continue reading Virginia Lawmakers Scramble to Complete the Budget
There are key difference between the House and Senate budget bills this year. Here’s why — The House budget doubles the standard deduction. The Senate does not. Instead, the Senate wants to “study” the proposal – which, in plain English Continue reading Virginia’s Budget and Tax Cuts
Press Release J. Garren Shipley February 20, 2022 The House Appropriations Committee voted today to send House Bills 29 and 30 — the biennial budget bills — to the floor for approval. In addition to setting aside the most Continue reading House Appropriations Committee Releases Common-Sense Budget
Thanks to Supervisor Yesli Vega (Coles) for explaining the current budget proposal for Prince William County.
On February 3rd, Democrat Senators Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax) and Lynwood Lewis (D-Accomac) joined the Republicans on the Senate Education and Health committee to approve SB 656, carried by Senator Siobhan Dunnavant (R-Henrico), which provides critical parental oversight of school instructional Continue reading SB656 – Parental Review of Sexually Explicit Material in Schools
The House of Delegates today passed House Bill 544, allowing voters to secure their own ballots with opt-in photo ID. Under this legislation, voters will be able to tell registrars that their ballot is to be given only to someone Continue reading House Republicans Pass Opt-In Voter ID Legislation
The House of Delegates today passed House Bill 127, ending the use of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in admissions decisions at Virginia’s 19 nationally-renowned Governor’s Schools. The legislation passed today not only removes the aforementioned student characteristics Continue reading HB 127: Updates Admissions Policy to Governor’s Schools
The county held a listening session on the PW Digital Gateway – a proposal to potentially pave the way for more than 27.6 million square feet of data centers along Pageland Lane, or nearly as much data center space as Continue reading More Data Centers in PWC?