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... »
This column below appeared in the Mount Vernon Gazette, Mt. Vernon Voice and Patch on February 23, 2012:A National Spotlight Shines on Virginia and Fighting Education CutsThis past week, the Virginia General Assembly received even more national media a... »
Disclaimer: Yes, this post is about a month late and for that, we deeply apologize. One of our writers had his tonsils taken out, which made him immobile for about two weeks and we had some scheduled blog maintenance. Despite that, we hope you enjoy th... »
Here are a few Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, January 6. Also, check out Sen. Donald McEachin, arguing that there should be power sharing in the State Senate, that Democrats will meet Republicans to talk about this anytim... »
Courtesy of Google Analytics, here are the Blue Virginia stories which received the most "page views" in 2011. All stories are by yours truly, unless otherwise indicated. Thanks to everyone who contributed diaries and/or comments to Blue Virginia in 20... »
Kingstowne and Franconia area voters helped push Democrats Adam Ebbin and Toddy Puller to victory Tuesday night in the Senate. Voters also re-elected Scott Surovell to the House of Delegates and chose Fairfax County school board and board of supervisor... »
