Local Lawmakers Weigh in on Va. Gay Judge Vote

Local state lawmakers are speaking out against a vote by the Virginia House of Delegates to deny a General District Court judgeship to an openly gay prosecutor. Richmond prosecutor Tracy...

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Anti-Obama Metro Ad to Stay -- A controversial advertisement in the Clarendon Metro station that tells President Obama to "go to hell" will not be taken down early. Metro General Manager Richard...

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Va. Budget Standoff -- There's a standoff in Richmond as the 20 Republicans and 20 Democrats in the state Senate remain evenly divided over the state's two-year budget. Democrats say their...

Abortion Ultrasound Bill Passes Va. Senate

Yesterday the Virginia Senate narrowly passed a controversial bill that requires pregnant women to undergo an ultrasound before obtaining an abortion. The bill passed by the state Senate had been...

Del. Brink: Controversial Bills Hurting Business

Could the recent controversy in Richmond over social issues be hurting Virginia businesses? Yes, says Arlington's Del. Bob Brink (D) and a group of local business leaders. This year's state...

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Senate Dems Defeat HPV Immunization Repeal -- State Senate Democrats are taking credit for killing a bill that would have repealed the 2007 law that requires sixth grade girls be immunized from...

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Fetus Personhood Bill Defeated -- A coalition of Democrats and Republicans helped defeat a bill that would have granted legal "personhood" status to unborn children at the moment of conception....

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Dust at Courthouse Metro Station -- We've heard from several readers who were concerned about a high concentration of construction dust at the Courthouse Metro station yesterday. Apparently, the...

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Management Change at Hotel Palomar -- After being sold for some $45 million, Rosslyn's upscale Hotel Palomar (1121 19th Street N.) will be changing management companies. Effective Feb. 22,...

Del. Englin Blasts Abortion Bill on MSNBC

The goings-on within the Virginia General Assembly generally do not make national news, but that changed this week after legislators passed a Republican-sponsored bill requiring women seeking an...

Arlington Wary of Eminent Domain Amendment

Arlington County has been warily monitoring the progress of a proposed amendment to the Virginia Constitution that would place additional restrictions on governmental usage of eminent domain. The...

Englin Blasts GOP Bill for ‘Requiring Vaginal Penetration’

Del. David Englin (D) is sharply criticizing a Republican-supported "informed consent" bill that requires women to undergo an ultrasound before getting an abortion. The bill, which passed the...

Video: Favola Decries ‘Values Crusade’

Republicans in the Virginia General Assembly are on a "values crusade," newly-elected state Sen. Barbara Favola (D-Arlington) told a press conference last week. Favola accused Republican...

Ebbin Fighting Against Same-Sex Adoption Discrimination

(Updated at 11:05 a.m.) State Sen. Adam Ebbin (D) is decrying legislation that he says will codify discrimination against same-sex couples seeking to adopt a child. A bill that was introduced by...

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County Expects Fewer Housing Dollars from Feds -- Federal spending cuts and a reduction in poverty in Arlington have combined to result in a relatively steep drop in federal housing dollars for...