Deep divides between Loudoun’s representatives in the General Assembly were on full display Tuesday during a Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce legislative breakfast — divides both within and outside of political party lines. Ten members of the state legislature were in attendance this morning at Belmont Country Club in Ashburn – Sens. Dick Black (R-13th), Mark Herring (D-33rd) and Barbara…

Members of Loudoun’s delegation to the General Assembly gathered in Ashburn Tuesday morning to address the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce during the annual post-legislative breakfast. Not surprisingly since the state legislature was able to pass the first comprehensive transportation funding package in a generation and dealt with a state budget that included new challenges coming from the federal government,…

HB1933 will become law on July 1, 2013 Ashburn, VA - Last week, Governor Bob McDonnell signed Lyme Disease legislation that would provide patients with the critical information needed to protect them against this escalating and devastating illness. Introduced by Delegate Barbara Comstock (R-McLean), HB1933 would require the Virginia Department of Health to provide information about the potential for false negative…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 4, 2013 Contact:  Hannah Reynolds 703-203-3203 RICHMOND, VA - The influential bond rating firm Moody’s Investors Services has found that the historic transportation funding plan passed with bipartisan support in Virginia’s General Assembly last Saturday is “credit positive” for the Commonwealth, a major recognition that greatly enhances Virginia’s fiscal standing during a very uncertain period nationally. Moody’s US Public…

Recently, the Virginia General Assembly voted to raise desperately needed new revenues for transportation and to direct money from the General Fund for the same purpose.  This bi-partisan vote has been met with fanfare and criticism alike.  As one of your representatives here in Loudoun County, I thought I would share the rationale behind my vote to fix our transportation…

Dear Friends and Neighbors, There are many in Virginia that suggest we need to expand Medicaid in Virginia and further implement ObamaCare. Medicaid is the fastest growing item in the state budget and we must reform the program. Yesterday, the Virginia House of Delegates adopted changes to Virginia’s two-year state budget and in the process pushed back against the implementation…