A Mayor on a Mission in a City of Success

January 29, 2020

Virginia Begins to Dismantle Dillon’s Rule

County Commissioner Jay Block Talks Local Right to Work

A Pledge by Local Officials to Put Constituents' Liberties First

As local officials, we embrace the opportunity to work with our partners in the state house to secure more freedom for our constituents. It is in that vein we present 7 Statements of Principle on the debate over state preemption v. local control.
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