Stephen J. Farnsworth, longtime professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, who is also director of UMW’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies (C4L&MS), says “Virginia may deserve to be treated as a ‘swing state’ once again this year.” Farnsworth's remarks came after a new statewide survey from the Center said Vice President Kamala Harris (D) and former President Donald Trump (R) are locked in a tight presidential contest in Virginia.

On Monday, September 16, at 7 p.m., Coles District Supervisor Yesli Vega invites Prince William County residents to attend a Multi-District Town Hall at Unity Reed High School with Supervisors Gordy (Brentsville District) and Weir (Gainesville District) to discuss community safety and affordable housing legislation.

Virginia's lieutenant governor, Winsome Earle Sears, a native of Kingston, Jamaica, and a former member of he House of Delegates, announced Sept. 5, that she is a candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of Virginia in 2025.

SB274, which would have created a Prescription Drug Affordability Board, did not achieve a two-thirds threshold required to override a veto.

On Friday, March 8, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, D-VA, who is a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, will host a roundtable in Arlington to discuss the need to protect the availability of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) in Virginia and across the nation.

“The legislation still has a long way to go, and we hope this letter and the proven data contained in it will make legislators think twice before casting a vote that will bring more hurt and pain to communities," says a letter to state legislators signed by Virginia Sheriffs' Association, Virginia State Police Association, Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police, and Virginia Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators.

According to a news release, Virginia Senate Democrats defeated Bills 32, 42, 81 and 92 that would have added restrictions to voting including restricted access to early voting, reverse same day voter registration, required photo ID to register and required usw of social; security numbers to verify voter ID.

The swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected Prince William County School Board will be held in the atrium of the Kelly Leadership Center, 14715 Bristow Road, Manassas, VA 20112, on Thursday, Dec. 14 at 6 p.m.The swearing in ceremony is open to the public.