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Justin Wilson and incumbent council members win big in Democratic primary

By Cody Mello-Klein and Olivia Anderson | [email protected] [email protected] The result of Tuesday’s Democratic mayoral primary looked similar to 2018, as Incumbent Mayor Justin Wilson...

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...

City Council to vote on revised collective bargaining ordinance in April

By Will Schick | [email protected] City Council unanimously voted to docket a proposed collective bargaining agreement for final consideration at the April 17 public hearing...

Your Views: Vote “yes” for redistricting amendment

To the editor: Virginians have many excellent ways to obtain more information about the constitutional amendment to end partisan gerrymandering that will be on the...

Our View: A rare chance for redistricting reform

While uncommon, sometimes good policy aligns with politics to generate bipartisan support for needed change. This happened in the mid-1990s, when a moderate Democratic president,...

Redistricting reform amendment to appear on ballots in November

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] It’s only August, but politicians and advocacy groups are already starting to mount campaigns around a constitutional amendment that will...

Council prohibits guns on city property

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] City council unanimously adopted an ordinance that bans firearms on city property at the public hearing held on Saturday. The ordinance...

Democrats take control of the state legislature in Tuesday’s election

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] All five of Alexandria’s incumbent state officeholders for the Virginia Senate and House of Delegates were reelected on Tuesday. In...

Your Views: Voting options in Alexandria

To the editor: As your readers may know, every Senate and Delegate seat in the Virginia General Assembly – 40 in the Senate and 100...