Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
September 17 2020
18, 2016, Supervisor Catherine M. Hudgins requested and the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved appointment of three Reston residents to the nine-member Reston Community Center Board of Governors. A “no” vote will send a message to the county Board of Supervisors that higher taxes..... Read More.
September 17 2020
To the members of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors who recently voted to move forward on a public hearing for a total ban on firearms in public places within Fairfax County, I ask a simple question: what problem is this solving? There will be nothing leisurely about this Labor..... Read More.
September 17 2020
Alfonso Lopez (D-49) is poised to be in a leadership position helping to guide the agenda of a party that has not been in power since the 1990s. But that’s only if he makes it through the primary. Democrats swept all three statewide seats this week and picked up so..... Read More.
September 17 2020
Butler stepped to the podium at the 9-11 Remembrance Ceremony to comme... As symbols of racial tension and injustice seemed ubiquitous this summer, a group of parishioners at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Alexandria ... Over the last month, the Virginia General Assembly has been in what’s..... Read More.
September 17 2020
Paul's Episcopal Church in Alexandria ... Over the last month, the Virginia General Assembly has been in what’s called a “special session” to address voting in the forthcoming election, the... To the members of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors who recently voted to move forward on a..... Read More.
September 17 2020
Gazette File Photo Baseline support for a paid sick day policy in Virginia Baseline support for paid sick days by demographic characteristics The fight for paid sick days is on hold for now, and advocates have moved to a fallback position for the special session of the Virginia General Assembly:..... Read More.
Opinion: Commentary: Facilitating Voting, Adjusting the Budget and Tackling Criminal Justice
September 17 2020
We have been juggling our jobs, families and other responsibilities to serve the public in this historic session. The legislature had to revisit the state budget because the covid-19 pandemic has seriously impacted the budget we approved in February 2020. Revenues have stabilized somewhat and..... Read More.
September 16 2020
Supervisor John Cook (R-Braddock) said he much preferred this night to the one when he was elected to his first term. A close race with his opponent meant waiting around until late into the evening. This year, Cook defeated Democrat Janet Oleszek by a more handy margin of about six..... Read More.
September 16 2020
31,” Dada said. “We really need a Christmas miracle to go through this transition and survive it.” With less than two minutes to play, it appeared the Seahawks had made an improbable comeback to advance to the region semifinals. After falling behind 14-0, they had scored three unanswered..... Read More.
September 16 2020
Julie Fischer McCarter-Shoot Photo Inc. "I saw these kids coming from foster homes and oftentimes reading their charts, the amount of trauma and neglect [they had experienced] was horrifying. Where do you even start?" Dr. Ioana Marcus, LPC, Gestalt Equine Psychotherapist already had quite a few..... Read More.
