Jun 17, 2024, 16:01 PM by Grace Parr

The year 2024 was a year of change in the Virginia General Assembly! Learn about the policy wins of the Realtor® Party and the new laws going into effect this summer.

Jun 14, 2024, 11:26 AM by Thomas Finney

Welcome to FIVE FOR FRIDAY: A weekly roundup of public policy issues and headlines from around the Northern Virginia Region, the Commonwealth, and Capitol Hill.

Jun 7, 2024, 09:12 AM by Chris Barranco

Welcome to FIVE FOR FRIDAY: A weekly roundup of Public Policy Issues and Headlines. In this Issue: 1. What’s in Virginia’s transportation spending plan? 2. One Missing Middle lawsuit dismissed, but Arlington County’s legal fees still mounting 3. Dozens rally in Reston against Virginia’s ‘unchecked’ expansion of data centers 4. Prince William supervisors approve 2nd mid-county data center project 5. Affordable Housing Initiatives Highlighted in Five Year General Plan Update.

May 31, 2024, 11:21 AM by Chris Barranco

Welcome to FIVE FOR FRIDAY: A weekly roundup of Public Policy Issues and Headlines. In this Issue: In this Issue: 1. Virginia’s Finance Secretary: Commonwealth's economy “chugging along” 2. SBA lifts caps on loans earmarked for energy efficiency projects 3. Workgroup, lawmakers fine-tuning accessory dwelling unit proposal 4. County Supervisors Advance Two-Work Group Approach to Address Dulles Airport Noise 5. City Council amends outreach policy for creating Business Improvement District in Old Town

May 24, 2024, 11:12 AM by Grace Parr

Welcome to FIVE FOR FRIDAY: A weekly roundup of Public Policy Issues and Headlines. In this Issue: In this Issue: 1. Veterans Affairs Signals Temporary Suspension of Buyer Agent Payment Ban 2. Fairfax lawmakers OK pivot from office to residential in Tysons 3. FHA Increases Allowable Fees for Assumable Loans 4. Venture Capital Firms in New Economic Development Trust 5. Randall Thanks Staff, Talks Housing, Mental Health During State of the County