Neighbors For Change
Many citizens have expressed anger and anxiety that our Legislative branch is not acting as a check/balance to the Trump Administration, particularly with regard to the unauthorized war in Iran.
If you were a member of congress right now, how would you work to reclaim Congressional authority over war powers? What steps would you take to protect your constituents from the fallout of Trump’s attack on Iran?
In this post, we asked candidates to share what keeps them going: Running for office is a grind in a normal election cycle, but this one brings extra challenges with the chaos unleashed by the Trump administration; a multi candidate primary, the redistricting referendum and court decisions.
On 4/21/26, Virginians voted to approve the redistricting constitutional amendment (HB1384), which allows the state to temporarily bypass its bipartisan independent commission to redraw the congressional maps. But multiple legal challenges are preventing redistricting from moving forward. Our recap explains it all.
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Redistricting passed and we’re waiting on the courts for a final decision. In Week 3, we asked candidates to share what truly differentiates them and their responses are grouped by the new district in which they plan to run pending the court decision.
Tensions between the Governor and Lawmakers over bill amendments and failure to agree on a budget show that governing is hard even when a party holds a trifecta with the House of Delegates, State Senate, and Governor’s office.
This year’s session brought tangible wins for Richmond, with State Senator Schuyler VanValkenburg and Delegate May Nivar helping advance key legislation on education, affordability, and fundamental rights.
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Here’s the last article in our four-part series on Virginia’s 2026 proposed constitutional amendments. In this article, we take a closer look at HJR 9, which repeals our obsolete same-sex marriage ban, among other changes.
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You’ve probably seen them in your neighborhood, place of employment, community groups, or social settings (and maybe you, our reader, are one of them!) Regardless of where these women are, they’re putting in the work for democracy.
As of April 6, 2026, Governor Abigail Spanberger (D) has signed dozens of bills, including several major legislative packages aimed at affordability, school safety, and economic development.
Friends of Hanover is working round the clock to fight the data centers proposed for Hanover County. Their leadership led to a recommend to Deny from the Planning Commission on the Hunting Hawk Technology Park. With that proposal withdrawn by the developer, they are focused on the next data center proposal.
There are eight candidates registered to run for Congress in CD1, hoping to be the nominee to take on incumbent Congressman Rob Wittman. Week two of our series “In their Own Words…” focuses on legislative goals, plans to achieve them and committee assignments the candidates are interested in.
The Richmond 34: The Silent Victory chronicles a part of Richmond history that had a big impact on the Civil Rights Movement. Learn more about this history and the upcoming movie.
