Tag: virginia general assembly
Justice Matters with Bryan Porter: Changes to Virginia’s criminal code
In the 2022 session, the Virginia General Assembly passed a number of bills which would affect changes to the criminal code. As I do...
Douglass Cemetery needs state funds
To the editor:
The Times’ coverage of the efforts to preserve the Frederick Douglass Memorial Cemetery highlighted the important role of the newly formed...
State senators weigh in during council’s legislative package discussion
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
Several state officials were in attendance at City Council’s Saturday public hearing, where they weighed in on the 2022 draft legislative...
Council prepares for General Assembly session with new state Republican majority
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
With Republican Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin stepping into the governor’s mansion next year and a Republican majority in the Virginia House...
Your Views: The case for wards
To the editor:
On Nov. 2 Alexandrians will elect six citizens to City Council. We will be told to “vote for six.” In all other...
Council passes plastic bag tax
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
City Council unanimously approved a proposed plastic bag tax during its public hearing on Saturday.
Effective Jan. 1, 2022, the 5-cent tax...
Efforts underway to educate public as city adjusts to marijuana legalization
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
With the recent statewide legalization of marijuana comes a learning curve as Virginians are still working to understand exactly what is...
Speak Easy features city’s legislative director
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
The latest episode of Speak Easy, the Alexandria Times’ podcast, features Sarah Taylor, the city’s legislative director.
Taylor sat down with...
Your Views: Lack of political diversity produces bad laws
To the editor:
Virginia House of Delegates bill 2262, which permits bicycles to treat stop signs as yield signs, is emblematic of how governance goes...
Your Views: Need national popular vote
To the editor:
If we learned anything from this year’s election, it’s that the current system of electing the president is deeply undemocratic. The fate...
