“The candidacy of former President Donald Trump is under scrutiny in more than a handful of states; the question of whether Trump will be on the primary ballot for Virginia, at least, appears to have been resolved,” reports Morgan Sweeney at The Center Square.
Stafford County Democratic Committee: "The Stafford County Democratic Committee hereby issues this "Call to Caucus" to notify Democrats of the upcoming committee reorganization to be held on Sat., Jan. 13 at 9 a.m. at the Stafford County Government Center, 1300 Courthouse Road, Board Chambers. Doors will open at 8:30 a.m. for check-in. Only those Democrats who have filled out a Caucus Participation Form by 9 a.m. or are in line to do so will be allowed to participate in the election of committee members for the 2024-2025 term. The caucus will be followed by a meeting of the newly-formed committee where officers will be elected."
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State Senators-Elect and House Delegates-Elect held a pre-session town hall Saturday via Zoom to discuss their legislative priorities for the upcoming 2024 session in Richmond.
Senators-Elect Danica Roem and Jennifer Carroll Foy, Senator Jeremy McPike, Delegates Briana Sewell and Michelle Maldonado, all Democrats, and Delegate-Elect Ian Lovejoy, the only Republican, spoke to dozens of citizens about their priorities, in addition to answering questions about the January session.
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“The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is facing a looming budget shortfall, and Virginia Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner and Maryland Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen are hoping to ease operational costs related to national security and counterterrorism efforts, reports Sarah Roderick-Fitch at The Center Square. “The four congressmen penned a letter to President Joe Biden requesting his administration include at least $30 million in the FY25 budget to offset expenses stemming from supporting counterterrorism and national security concerns.”
“Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has released his proposed fiscal year 2025-2026 “Unleashing Opportunity” budget, replete with his characteristic tax relief and a record investment in education,” reports Morgan Sweeney at The Center Square.
The Board wrapped up its calendar year at its Dec. 5, 2023 meeting, when it approved a new school naming policy that clarified for whom the county will name new schools, putting stricter guardrails naming facilities after relatives of school board members.
According to the policy, “relative' shall mean a board member’s spouse, child, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, first cousin, a person to whom the board member is engaged to be married, his or her spouse’s parent, grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister, step-parent, step-grandparent, step-grandchild, step-brother, or step-sister; brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law or daughter-in-law."
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Rudy has worked as a Treasurer for Stafford County for 16 years. She began her career in elected office in January 2008. Supervisors commended her for her dedication and leadership throughout her years serving as treasurer.
Garrisonville District Supervisor Dr. Pamela Yeung expressed her gratitude for Rudy’s commitment amid many unrivaled times, such as a rescission in 2008 and the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.
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Press Release: "The Manassas and Manassas Park Cities Democratic Committee (MMPCDC) has scheduled a Reorganization Meeting for the evening of Wednesday, January 17, 2024 to elect its members and officers for the 2024-2025 biennium."
"The mass meeting, also known as an assembled caucus, will be held at The Social Soiree, 8270 Shoppers Square, Manassas, and will formally begin at 7:15 p.m."
