A special election to fill the state Senate seat that represents a swath of far Southwest Virginia and includes part of the New River Valley will be held March 23.
A workgroup aimed at addressing the deficiencies with emergency 911 call routing in Virginia is underway following the deaths of teenager Fitz Thomas of Loudoun County and Bob Herzing of Brunswick County, which borders North Carolina.
The initiative is intended to address 911 calls being redirected to jurisdictions in bordering states instead of emergency operations centers inside Virginia.
Dels. David Reid (D-32nd) and Roslyn Tyler (D-75th) led an effort toward addressing the matter during the General Assemblyâs special session, resulting in a language amendment in the stateâs recent budget directing the establishment of an E911 Border Response Workgroup tasked with identifying and addressing the inadequacies in the E911 call routing system.
Press Release From Terry McAuliffe Campaign: Roanoke Mayor Sherman Lea today endorsed Terry McAuliffe for governor, joining a growing list of prominent Virginia leaders backing Terry for Virginia since he launched his campaign just last week. In his endorsement, Mayor Lea touted Terry’s big, bold vision to create a more equitable Virginia by making an unprecedented investment in education and ensuring all Virginians benefit from the Commonwealth’s post-COVID economic recovery.
“Since he announced his campaign just last week, Terry McAuliffe has demonstrated his vision for the future of our Commonwealth is big, bold, and consequential. Terry has made racial equity central to his education and COVID plans, pushing to address inequalities that have plagued our communities for generations,” said Mayor Sherman Lea (Roanoke). “He will lift up our communities by making sure our kids have a quality education, fighting this opioid and heroin epidemic, and helping small businesses
House of Delegates Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn of Fairfax County announced Monday she is endorsing Terry McAuliffe s candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor in 2021.
In making the move, Filler-Corn, the first woman House speaker in Virginia history, chose McAuliffe over a fellow member of the House, Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy of Prince William County. Other announced candidates for the Democratic nomination are state Sen. Jennifer McClellan of Richmond and current Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of Fairfax County.
McAuliffe formally announced his campaign last week. He served as governor from 2014 to 2018, but Virginia governors are not allowed to run for re-election.Â
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