Commentary: Time to address our children’s mental health is now The way students learn across the commonwealth has drastically changed over the last two years, but the mental health challenges

Opinion: Ways to address gun violence in Virginia communities Sierra Jenkins. Jahiem Dickerson. Devon Harris. Samiyah Yellardy. These are the names of just a few of the Virginians killed by

2022 General Assembly Update: That’s a Wrap! For Now….  On Saturday, the 2022 General Assembly Session adjourned “Sine Die” without an agreement on the biennial budget. Governor Youngkin is expected

By Jennifer McClellan Two years ago this month, the Virginia General Assembly removed the 44-year ban on public sector workers’ ability to collectively bargain. At the time, Virginia was one

Investing in Our Future Last week, the Virginia House and Senate passed our own versions of the 2022 – 2024 State Budget. Our budgets reflect our priorities, and are vastly

Focused on Funding our Schools Tuesday marked the halfway point for the 2022 General Assembly Session. Now each chamber has completed the work on our bills and sent them over

By Jennifer McClellan and Bill StanleyThe Constitution of Virginia bestows responsibility on the General Assembly to provide a public school system for Virginia children, and “seek to ensure that an

Prioritizing our Kids’ Mental Health There is something we have to come to terms with as we enter the third year of the pandemic: Our kids are not ok.  Many

By Carrie Coyner, Glenn Davis, Louise Lucas and Jennifer McClellan As we begin a new session of the General Assembly, with divided control between Republicans and Democrats, it might be

The 2022 General Assembly Session Has Begun Last week, the 2022 Virginia General Assembly Session convened to begin a 60-day session to address a number of bills and adopt a