We get some new days, weeks and months to observe
The day of the spring equinox will be recognized as Nowruz, the Persian New Year (HJ77, by Del. Atoosa Reaser, D-Loudoun County). If you would like to read the full story, please click HERE.
Bill to restart clock on child sexual abuse cases heading to governor’s desk
A bill to restart the clock on child sexual abuse cases is heading to Governor Abigail Spanberger’s desk. Advocates say it will give survivors another chance to hold their offenders accountable. In Virginia, the civil statute of limitations on child sexual abuse cases runs out 20 years after a survivor is no longer a minor. […]
Virginia legislators react to military campaign against Iran
President Donald Trump authorized massive attacks on Iran over the weekend and it’s hitting home for a number of Virginia’s elected officials. There are about 20,000 people of Iranian descent living in Virginia, among them is Loudoun County Democratic Delegate Atoosa Reaser. Born in Tehran, Reaser moved to the U.S. as a child and soon […]
A Day in the Life of Loudoun’s State Representatives
Each January, seven elected officials representing Loudoun County, make the trip to Richmond where they will spend the next 45 to 60 days debating thousands of pieces of legislation and deciding what new laws should be put in place. Since those decisions have a direct impact on the everyday lives of Loudoun residents, Loudoun Now […]
Virginia Democrats zero in on final affordability package
Budget realities and a reluctance to raise taxes have narrowed the field.Virginians have a clearer answer on how Democrats elected last fall plan to answer the affordability crisis, after lawmakers’ legislative agenda narrowed due to budget realities and a reticence to raise taxes. General Assembly Democrats came into the 2026 session with a budget squeezed […]
Souls to the Polls Could Return to Loudoun by April
A weekend voting event that blends civic duty with community could be returning to Loudoun as early as April as both the General Assembly and county Electoral Board eye reopening voting locations on Sundays. Souls to the Polls is a faith-based movement to engage residents and has been led in Loudoun by the NAACP and […]
General Assembly Eyes Lower Tax Permissions for Electric Lawn Equipment
A bill by Del. Atoosa Reaser (D-27) that would create a new classification for personal property taxes on electric landscaping equipment is advancing in the General Assembly after the House Finance Committee approved the bill on Wednesday. HB 557 is limited to equipment used by a business to maintain public, or private gardens, lawns, trees, shrubs, […]
Loudoun Residents List Priorities for General Assembly Session
With just one week until the 2026 General Assembly convenes, Loudoun residents on Tuesday told state representatives they want to see more data center regulation, affordability initiativesand better care for firefighters during a pre-session public hearing. The event, hosted at Leesburg’s Town Hall, was attended by Del. David Reid (D-28), Sen. Russet Perry (D-31), Sen. Kannan Srinivasan (D-32), Del. JJ Singh […]
This Muslim candidate hopes to break another barrier in November
Inside the strip-mall gurdwara in the D.C. suburbs, Ghazala F. Hashmi snaked through the winding line of people sitting cross-legged in this Sikh house of worship. The state delegate leading her through, JJ Singh (D-Loudoun), introduced Hashmi – a Democrat seeking to becomer Viriginia’s lieutenant govenor – the same way to each one. “She’d be […]
Candidates See Commonwealth at a Crossroads in Final Week of Campaigns
Entering the final week of the campaign, candidates for statewide office were in Loudoun County over the weekend working to rally minority voters. On Saturday, the full Republican ticket was joined by Gov. Glenn Youngkin during a CPAC Latino forum at Ministerio Internacional Mana del Cielo in Sterling. On Sunday, lieutenant governor candidate Ghazala Hashmi […]