Although Virginia has been thoughtfully managing the pandemic, Coronavirus is still among us.

We are roughly three months away from the most consequential election of our lifetime. While that phrase seems trite, make no mistake this is not “fake news.”

2020 will go down in history as one of the most productive legislative sessions.

That we are living in unprecedented times, is an understatement.

Northern Virginia is feeling the impact of coronavirus both in the physical cost of those sickened and lives lost, as well as economic costs.

One month ago, Virginia legislators were wrapping up a historic General Assembly session.

As we go to print for this column, the legislature is coming down to the wire with the official end of the 2020 Legislative Session quickly approaching.

We are speeding toward the halfway mark of the General Assembly. Feb. 11 is Crossover and all introduced bills in either chamber must be acted upon or left in the heart of the committee they have been assigned.

Happy New Year! I hope each of you enters 2020 and this new decade with a sense of purpose and optimism.

The final month of the year is often the busiest for many reasons.