Last night, the Fairfax County School Board passed a resolution providing collective bargaining rights to teachers and other staff in Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS), one of Virginia’s largest employers. The motion was sponsored by Karl Frisch (Providence District) and seconded by Stella Pekarsky (Sully District). Employee Associations may now demonstrate sufficient […]

F.C. Councilman Duncan Undergoing Tests in Hospital Phil Duncan, the second term Falls Church City Councilman, has confirmed that he’s at the Fairfax Inova Hospital this week undergoing a battery of tests. In response to an inquiry from the News-Press, he wrote this: “I’m a patient at Inova Fairfax Hospital. […]

March 3, 2023 (Washington, D.C.) – Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today issued the following statement on Amazon’s announcement that it would pause construction of HQ2 in Northern Virginia: “After the release of this morning’s news, Amazon staff assured me the company remains committed to HQ2 in Northern Virginia and providing […]

By Cindy Williams [Ed. Note: The following is written by the current chair of the Falls Church City Democratic Committee on the retirement announcement of State Sen. Dick Saslaw, who represents Falls Church in Richmond]. “Sooner or later you’ve got to realize that it’s time to move on. But it’s […]

U.S. Rep. Don Beyer of Northern Virginia today welcomed the reported move by drugmaker Eli Lilly to cap out-of-pocket costs for its insulin products at $35 per month for insured and uninsured Americans, effective immediately. Beyer serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means, which originated the drug pricing provisions of […]

The one time-colleagues vying to be Commonwealth’s Attorney for Falls Church and Arlington present a contrast in resumes and in approaches to the national reform movement known as restorative justice. Incumbent Parisa Dehghani-Tafti, who won an upset victory in 2019 on a reform agenda, was confronted this November by a […]

F.C. Mayor’s ‘Fitness Challenge’ Commences March 18  The public is invited to compete in the third annual Mayors’ Fitness Challenge that commences March 18 and runs to May 13. Registration on the City of Falls Church website is required, and all who register compete by submitting the number of minutes […]

U.S. Rep. Don Beyer of Northern Virginia issued the following statement today on Congresswoman-elect Jennifer McClellan’s victory in the special election for Virginia’s 4th Congressional District: “The election of Jennifer McClellan is a great moment for the Commonwealth of Virginia. The elevation of such an accomplished and impressive legislator to […]

The Justice Department, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), announced on Friday, February 17th, a civil enforcement action against several corporate and individual defendants for alleged violations of the FTC Act and the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) in connection with telemarketing campaigns that have illegally bombarded American consumers with […]