
Census highlights agriculture’s importance in Virginia
Virginia’s political leaders may now take a closer look at the importance of agriculture in their congressional districts, thanks to the 2017 U.S. Census of Agriculture.

Virginia’s political leaders may now take a closer look at the importance of agriculture in their congressional districts, thanks to the 2017 U.S. Census of Agriculture.

The House of Representatives has passed a New Democrat Coalition-led amendment in H.R. 2740, the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Legislative Branch, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020.

Following the May 31 mass shooting in Virginia Beach, Congresswoman Elaine Luria will introduce a bipartisan bill tomorrow that would name a Virginia Beach post office in honor of Ryan “Keith” Cox.

Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) has introduced a resolution honoring the 12 Virginia Beach mass shooting victims, heroic first responders, brave city officials, and resilient broader community as Virginia’s full U.S. House delegation joined in.

Thousands of volunteers across Virginia today took part in the 31st annual Clean the Bay Day, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation shoreline and stream cleanup and one of the largest volunteer events in Virginia.

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) urged U.S. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson to relocate the F-22 Flight and Maintenance Formal Training Units (FTU) to Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton Roads.

Virginia’s Democratic congressional delegation released the following statement on the status of Gov. Ralph Northam, Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax and Attorney General Mark Herring.

Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) led lawmakers in sending a letter to Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Kirk Cox urging for a vote on the Equal Rights Amendment.

Credit to Virginia Republicans for drawing district lines to give them an 8-3 edge in representation in the U.S. House heading into Election Day 2018.

The Brady PAC today announced the launch of radio and digital ads focused on driving minority turnout in two Virginia battleground districts.
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