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  • June 17, 2024

    What to Know: Northern Virginia’s 2024 Primary Election

    NVRPAC has endorsed candidates for local offices in Arlington County, the City of Alexandria, and the 11th Congressional District. See who to keep an eye out for while voting this election season!
  • June 17, 2024

    New Laws 2024 — What You Need to Know for July 1, 2024

    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.
  • June 14, 2024

    FIVE FOR FRIDAY: A Weekly Roundup of Public Policy News

    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.
  • June 07, 2024

    FIVE FOR FRIDAY: A Weekly Roundup of Public Policy News

    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

    FIVE FOR FRIDAY: A Weekly Roundup of Public Policy News

    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

    FIVE FOR FRIDAY: A weekly roundup of Public Policy News

    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
  • May 22, 2024

    VA Signals Temporary Suspension on Buyer Agent Payment Ban

    Official says the Department of Veterans Affairs will temporarily allow VA buyers to directly compensate their agent.
  • May 16, 2024

    FIVE FOR FRIDAY: A weekly roundup of Public Policy News

    Welcome to FIVE FOR FRIDAY: A weekly roundup of Public Policy Issues and Headlines. In this Issue: 1. FHFA Confirms GSEs' Guidance on IPCs 2. SCC Hearing Examiner Recommends Denial of Greenway Toll Increases 3. Virginia lawmakers approve bipartisan spending plan 4. ‘Zoning for Housing’ heats up Alexandria City Council debate in Del Ray 5. Metro’s new bus system proposal could eliminate more than 600 stops, rename routes