The Arlington County Republican Committee is hoping to reconstitute its policy committee and use it to have a greater voice in the civic arena.
Such a committee, which once was robust but in recent years largely has been dormant, would...
For years, the Arlington School Board has shown no interest in following the lead of some others (like Fairfax County) and having a student sit on the dais as a board member.
A local member of the General Assembly delegation...
She’s had her hat in the ring for nearly a year, but Adele McClure formally kicked off her bid for one of three redrawn House of Delegates seats in Arlington at the January meeting of the Arlington County Democratic...
Arlington County Board members on Jan. 21 are expected to take the next procedural step in moving toward imposition of Missing Middle zoning changes, with an eye to enacting final policy changes in March.
Board members are slated to formally...
The 2023 session of the General Assembly is likely to come and go this winter without considering changes to Arlington’s governance structure proposed by the Arlington County Civic Federation.
Federation delegates last fall adopted a resolution suggesting a series of...
Legislation introduced in Richmond would allow localities like Arlington to hold School Board general elections using a ranked-choice method in place of the existing winner-take-all process.
The bill – HB1751 – patroned by Del. Glenn Davis (R-Virginia Beach) makes a...
Three Democrats on Jan. 4 launched bids for the two Arlington County Board seats on the November ballot, with at least one or two more prospects apparently waiting in the wings.
J.D. Spain Sr., Jonathan Dromgoole and Maureen Coffey kicked...
It’s an uphill battle, but those who oppose planned Missing Middle housing changes – or just want the process slowed down to allow for clarification and refinement – rallied Jan. 8 to press their case.
The goal of presenting an...
As she prepares to trade in a sprawling district for a compact one, state Sen. Barbara Favola says that while geography may be changing, her core values are not.
“I am a solid, solid vote” for progressive values while having...
Rarely does a political forum become so tasty.
The Arlington County Democratic Committee will present the two candidates currently vying for commonwealth’s attorney at the organization’s monthly breakfast, to be held on Saturday, Jan. 14 at Busboys & Poets in...
