Ridership in these COVID times is way, way down – and there is no sure timetable for when, or if, it may rebound – but state officials are placing a bet that Virginia Railway Express (VRE) will be more...
Editor: I disagree with your March 26 editorial , opposing Virginia’s new requirement that all towns and cities hold elections in November.
As you readily admit, this new rule will increase voter turnout. In a representative democracy, making it more...
With one swipe of his pen, Gov. Northam delivered an unmistakable “up yours” (and that’s the nice way of putting it) to local governments across the commonwealth.
The governor recently signed legislation, passed by the narrowest of margins and likely...
Gov. Northam has signed legislation, patroned by Del. Patrick Hope, ending the practice of the state government requiring parents of children committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice to pay some of the cost involved.
The measure, which goes into...
Vienna leaders long have fought to continue holding Town Council elections on the first Monday of each May, saying it keeps the contests non-partisan and ensures that better-informed – albeit fewer – voters cast ballots.
But Gov. Northam (D) on...
Pending the signature of Gov. Northam, Arlington officials will have the power to rename Lee Highway (U.S. Route 29) as they see fit within the county’s borders.
In an almost but not quite party-line vote, the state Senate voted 22-17...
