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Dear Arlington Democrats,We must speak a painful, difficult truth.  If Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd had been white, they would still be alive today.  And the racist violence Americans have seen and ex ...

Today we learned that the special election to fill the seat on the Arlington County Board that is now vacant due to Erik Gutshall’s untimely death has been set for July 7. Under Virginia law, the Arlington Democrats must ...

We are in the throes of a worldwide pandemic that threatens our health, our economic stability, and in some cases even our lives. The President has been dangerously passive, even calling the coronavirus pandemic a “hoax ...

While impeachment drowns out other news, the Trump Administration quietly continues its assault on long-standing, fundamental, civil-rights protections. Recently, the Department of Housing and Urban Development pro ...

The Washington Area Metropolitan Transport Authority is accepting bids this month for next-generation subway cars for Metro. Among the companies likely to bid is a Chinese telecommunications giant, Huawei. It has a hist ...

It is past time to rename the portion of U.S. Route 1 that runs through Arlington. Currently called Jefferson Davis Highway, after the president of the Confederacy, it should be renamed the Richmond Highway. The City of ...

President Trump declared a national emergency on February 15 in order to build a wall on the southern border “faster.” Through his declaration, the President claimed the ability to re-direct funds previously appropriate ...

The new Democratic majority in the House of Representatives has demonstrated its commitment to fair, secure, and truly representative elections by introducing a multi-faceted bill as its first legislation of the term. H ...