Month: April 2020

Prince William approves tax hike amid coronavirus shutdown, job losses

House Republican Leader Todd Gilbert called on Governor Northam to explain why COVID-19 testing in Virginia is behind nearly every other state. As other states around the country begin measured reopenings, Virginia continues to lag behind in the testing required Continue reading Virginia House GOP: Gilbert: Governor Must Explain Virginia Testing Lag→

The 8th, 10th and 11th District Republican Committees are likely to have a little longer to determine its nominees for the fall election. A state judge in Richmond on April 21 ordered the Virginia Department of Elections to extend, from Continue reading Republicans Get Extension for Nominating Candidates for Congress→

Message from Yesli Vega, Coles District Representative, PWC Board of Supervisors If adopted, this proposed property tax rate would make our homeowners the highest taxed (by rate) of any county in the entire Commonwealth of Virginia. Countywide, the average increase Continue reading Prince William County Board Considering Property Tax Hike – Message from Yesli Vega→

Today Governor Northam signed the Virginia Clean Economy Act, sponsored by McClellan and Del. Rip Sullivan, D-Fairfax, requires that by 2045, all of the energy sold by the state’s electric utilities come from renewable sources like wind and solar.

Earlier today the governor signed bills sponsored by Lindsey and Sen. Mamie Locke, D-Hampton, to remove the requirement that voters show a photo ID before voting. Democrats say voter photo ID laws make it harder for low-income people and minorities Continue reading UPDATE: Gov Northam Signs Bill Eliminating Voter ID Requirement→

House Republican Leader Todd Gilbert Statement on Governor Northam’s Signing of Gun Control Bills House Republican Leader Todd Gilbert issued the following statement: “To take a victory lap on such a controversial issue at a time when Virginians are buying Continue reading Governor Signs Gun Control Bills and Takes “Victory Lap” While Gun Sales Soar→

Below is a guide to many of the laws passed by the Democrats this year that substantially advance their left-wing agenda. Gun control, sanctuary policies for illegal immigrants, gutting of the justice system, gun control, and others. If you don’t Continue reading Left Wing Agenda in Virginia Taking Effect on July 1, 2020→

Democrat hypocrisy at its best. While Delegates Guzman, Ayala, Carroll-Foy, Carter, and Roem advocate for eliminating political donations from large businesses, the Democratic Party of Virginia gladly accepts big money from Mike Bloomberg and groups like Fair Fight, which are Continue reading How Bloomberg and others are funding the Democrats in Virginia→

Last week the Virginia Municipal League (VML), representing the Commonwealth’s city, town and county governments, urged Governor Ralph Northam to delay legislation imposing new costs and unfunded mandates on them. They argued that the economic recession and uncertainty created by the Continue reading Gov Northam and the General Assembly Should Delay These Bills→