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RICHMOND, Va. — Tomorrow, the House General Laws Committee will take up legislation that would include Fairfax County as an eligible locality to host a casino. On Friday, FFXNow released an article revealing that revenue projections may not be as large as previously thought following an internal Fairfax County review. This comes as new polling from BlueLabs backs up previous polling from […]

RICHMOND, Va. — Today, the Virginia Senate Finance and Appropriations and House Appropriations Committees each announced their respective budget amendments to the 2026-2028 biennial budget. In response, Freedom Virginia Co-Executive Director Ryan O’Toole released the following statement: “Throughout this entire session, we’ve advocated for a Virginia You Can Afford, and urged the General Assembly to prioritize middle-class affordability and

RICHMOND, Va. — Today, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that Trump’s global tariffs are illegal. The ruling comes after a year of economic hardship in Virginia, driven by mass federal layoffs, tariffs, and other reckless decisions by the Trump administration that have largely affected Virginia’s middle class. On Sunday, the General Assembly will

RICHMOND, Va. — At the crossover point of the General Assembly session, Freedom Virginia’s “Virginia You Can Afford” Agenda priorities have moved forward. The Agenda is a 5-part plan to lower costs and ensure Virginia is a place that hardworking people can afford. It will: Lower the Cost of Medicine through the Affordable Medicine Act Ensure Access

The Bill Would Make the State the First to Link Prices to Negotiations Between Medicare and Drug Makers. RICHMOND, Va. — Yesterday, Pluribus News released an article about Virginia’s Affordable Medicine Act legislation that would establish a Prescription Drug Affordability Board with the immediate authority to expand federally negotiated Medicare prices for high-cost prescription drugs to hundreds

RICHMOND, Va. — Today, legislation to establish a Paid Family and Medical Leave program passed on the floor of the House and Senate. HB1207, patroned by Delegate Briana Sewell (D-Woodbridge), passed by a 62-34 vote, and SB2, patroned by Senator Jennifer Boysko (D-Fairfax), passed by a 21-19 vote. Both bills will now cross over to the other chamber. This bill will guarantee

Six-Figure Campaign to Air in Metro Richmond Area RICHMOND, Va. — Yesterday, Freedom Virginia launched a new ad buy to urge legislators to ease the affordability burden on the middle-class by reforming the tax code and investing in measures that will lower the cost of child care, energy, housing, and healthcare. The ad comes at the crossover

RICHMOND, Va. — Today, HB1207, patroned by Delegate Briana Sewell (D-Woodbridge), passed the House Appropriations Committee with a 15-7 vote. Yesterday, SB2, patroned by Senator Jennifer Boysko (D-Fairfax), passed the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee with a 10-5 vote. The bills will now move to the floor of each chamber.The bills will expand access to Paid Family and

RICHMOND, Va. — Today, the Affordable Medicine Act continued to make its way through the General Assembly. HB 483, patroned by Delegate Karrie Delaney (D-Fairfax), passed with bipartisan support on the House floor by a 61-33 vote. This legislation takes an innovative approach to lower the cost of prescription drugs and would make Virginia the first state

RICHMOND, Va. — Yesterday, HB 897, a bill to place affordability guardrails on Virginia’s retail sales and use tax exemption for data centers and patroned by Del. Rip Sullivan (D-Arlington), passed the House Finance Committee by a 16-5 vote. The bill would require data centers to meet certain affordable energy requirements in order to qualify for the