Tag: house of delegates

Arena not included in state budget

By Caitlyn Meisner | [email protected] The Virginia General Assembly completed the 2024 session Saturday without language or action on the Sports and Entertainment Authority that...

Update: Loaded gun accidentally brought to Lyles-Crouch by student

By Ryan Hopper An elementary school student accidentally brought a relative’s loaded Ruger 9 mm handgun to Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy on Friday, according to a...

City leaders send ‘wish list’ legislative package to General Assembly

By Mark Eaton Alexandria’s Legislative Director Sarah Graham Taylor and members of City Council are unsure how much of the city’s “wish list” has a...

Alexandria Democrats sweep General Assembly races, help flip House of Delegates

By Caitlyn Meisner | [email protected]  Democrats maintained their hold on the city of Alexandria – and took full control of the state legislature – Tuesday...

Your Views: Republican sweep no surprise

To the editor: The statewide Republican sweep of the governor’s, lieutenant governor’s and attorney general’s races, along with their success in the House of...

Your Views: Vote for Youngkin and Maddox

To the editor: As a veteran and Virginia voter, I write to strongly endorse both Glenn Youngkin for Virginia governor and J.D. Maddox for...

Your Views: Vote for Bennett-Parker

To the editor: Elizabeth Bennett-Parker likes to knock on doors, but not just for votes. She knocks on doors to ask residents their opinion...

Your Views: Ethics so nice, he violated them twice

To the editor: You can imagine my surprise last week when I opened my mailbox to find a 17-page insult mailed to me at...

Your Views: Levine for lieutenant governor

To the editor: I have known and supported Mark Levine since he entered his first race for the House of Delegates in Virginia’s 45th...

Our View: We need consumer-based local politics

It’s an economic truism that competition benefits the consumer. When more than one company produces or provides goods or services, consumers have choices of what...