Commentary: Electronic Textbooks, Sunshine and Other Bills Moves
As we pass the midpoint of this General Assembly session, many bills are moving. After a 30-minute debate, the Senate approved my bill prohibiting the use of electronic textbooks in public schools without a plan to provide school broadband and digital devices to every student required to use an electronic textbook.
Commentary: Education as the Priority
All the important bills the General Assembly considered in the first half of its annual session pale in comparison to the most significant action it will take this week in adopting a $100 billion budget for the biennium.
Mount Vernon Column: Hosting 6th Annual Amundson Institute
Commentary
Recently, I recognized the sixth annual Amundson Institute scholars on the floor of the Capitol in Richmond. The Amundson Institute provides an educational opportunity for high school juniors and seniors who live in or attend a school located in the 44th district on the role of the Virginia state government and top government relations professionals. We had two students from Mount Vernon High School and two students from West Potomac participated in this year’s program.
Mount Vernon Column: Electronic Textbooks and Other Bills
Commentary
As we pass the mid-point of this General Assembly session, many bills are moving.
Mount Vernon Letter: Postal Service Response
Letter to the Editor
The Postal Service would like to respond to a customer’s letter to the editor [“Mail Delivery Failures,” The Gazette, Feb. 18], which we believe deserves acknowledgement.
Mount Vernon Letter: Wrong Side Of the Issues
Letter to the Editor
Once more, this week, state Sen. Scott Surovell has demonstrated that he is out of the mainstream of even his fellow Democrats.
Alexandria Letter: In It To Win It For Hillary
Letter to the Editor
As a young liberal, I want a candidate for President who is able to get things done, work across the aisle, and continue the progress that we started in 2008.
Alexandria Letter: Knowledge and Vision
Letter to the Editor
I am voting for Hillary Clinton in the Primary Election on March 1. How could I not vote for her?
Alexandria Letter: Why Bernie Next Tuesday
Letter to the Editor
Unlike most elections in our fair City, next Tuesday's Presidential primary is largely flying under the radar, since most of the local Democratic establishment views Bernie Sanders as a threat to politics as usual. For us, the choice to support Sen. Sanders, based on his energy, vision and hope, is crystal clear.
Alexandria Letter: In Support of Hillary
Letter to the Editor
I wish to add my voice to the many supporters of Hillary Clinton for President here in Alexandria.
Letter: Cooper Students Support Students in Afghanistan
To the Editor
About two years ago I attended an event in Washington, D.C. where the First Lady of Afghanistan, Ms. Ashraf Ghani, spoke on behalf of the Aschiana Foundation.
Column: General Assembly Reaches Halfway Point
Commentary
The 2016 General Assembly session has passed the halfway point. The House of Delegates is considering 552 bills that passed the Virginia Senate. The Senate is considering 983 House bills. Among these, the House passed 24 bills and one resolution that I introduced — more than any other member of the House and Senate. I appreciate the support of Republicans and Democrats in the House of Delegates in passing these initiatives.
Alexandria Letter: Examining ARHA Proposal
Letter to the Editor
We are writing in regards to the recent Alexandria City Council decision to deny rezoning [editor’s note: since rescinded] for the Ramsey Homes, owned by the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority (ARHA).
Commentary: Building on Success
Congress passes more legislation to fight human trafficking.
Congress continues to work together in a bipartisan manner on an issue that grabs headlines throughout the country and here in Northern Virginia.
Commentary: Regional Gas Tax, Digital Divide, and Identity Protection
The fifth week of the General Assembly Session brought some long days and nights as we rushed to complete work on bills before our mid-session deadline called “Crossover.”