On Sunday and Monday, I wrote about the changes that the General Assembly passed regarding the Virginia Retirement System. You can read those articles here:The Dixie Pig, VRS Changes Part I: How Did We Get Here?The Dixie Pig, VRS Changes Part II: Expl... »
One little known part of Virginia's government that affects a lot of people is the Virginia Retirement System (VRS). Currently, VRS is mostly a defined benefit pension system that provides retirement benefits to most state employees. Hundreds of loca... »
You would never think that two seats in the State Senate would mean so much, but we had an incredibly contentious session with some unprecedented national attention. Here are some of the highlights of the 2,000 votes I took this session. Here is a ke... »
The press has started to heat up over the budget situation. I was one of twenty-one delegates to vote "no" on the House Budget (HB30). It has now been rejected by the State Senate. Here are some of the reasons why I voted "no."Earlier this week, I a... »
Last year’s School Board races in Fairfax County included the belief, at least among Republicans anyway, that there would be an unprecedented turnover in leadership. This was not the case. If you look at it just by party id then instead of turnover we ... »
This column appeared in the Mount Vernon Gazette, Mt. Vernon Voice and Patch on January 25, 2012: Legislation Starts to Move & Speaking Out on U.S. 1 The General Assembly completed its first full week of work this week. First, two of my bills have bee... »
With this column, we’re introducing a new feature: a daily journal of the activities of Sen. Dave Marsden, who represents the 37th District, which includes portions of Annandale. We hope it will give a readers a better sense of how the state Senate ope... »
Capital News Service RICHMOND — During a session marked by debates over big issues like the state budget and abortion rights, Virginia legislators spent a surprising amount of time dealing with mundane matters — like telling slackers in Prince George C... »
