Opinion: Commentary: 2020 Virginia Legislature to Consider Many Reforms
Will sweeping change come to Virginia in 2020?
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Touring Mount Vernon's Cultural Corridor
NVRC and Storck give tour of Woodlawn Estate, Arcadia Farm, and Pope-Leighey House.
NVRC and Storck give tour of Woodlawn Estate, Arcadia Farm, and Pope-Leighey House.
Budget Brinkmanship in Virginia
Lawmakers poised to leave town without passing budget.
Budget showdowns are rare in Virginia, but not unprecedented. Back in 2004, Gov. Mark Warner clashed with Republicans over a sales tax increase. Then in 2014, Gov. Terry McAuliffe engaged in brinkmanship over expanding Medicaid. Now lawmakers are poised to end the session once again without passing a budget.
Mount Vernon: Clinton, Kaine Win Straw Poll
Fresh off her victory in the Iowa caucuses, Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton scored another win for the party’s nomination at the first northern Virginia Democratic Straw Poll of 2016, held Feb. 6 at Don Beyer Volvo on Richmond Highway.
Rising Hope Mission Church in Mount Vernon Hosts Nightly Shelters
At 7 p.m. doors to Rising Hope Mission Church open for guests to sign in. Promptly at 7:10, volunteers begin serving dinner. On a chilly, rainy, mid-December night, the volunteers from Aldersgate United Methodist Church prepare beef steak with gravy, beans and corn for about 20 homeless individuals.
