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Alexandria delegation outlines housing, transit and public-safety priorities for 2026 session
Summary
City lawmakers and the Alexandria delegation briefed the City Council on their 2026 legislative priorities, highlighting affordable-housing preservation, transit funding, energy and gun-safety proposals. Delegation members urged focused, non-voluminous city requests and promised to reintroduce bills vetoed in prior years.
Council members met with Alexandria's state legislative delegation on Nov. 25 to hear an overview of policy priorities they plan to pursue in the 2026 General Assembly session, including measures on affordable housing, sustainable transit funding, energy policy and public-safety legislation.
Why it matters: The delegation framed its agenda against a constrained fiscal outlook for the state and urged the city to prioritize a compact, persuasive legislative package. Delegation members said they will reintroduce measures that had been vetoed before and pursue new bills tied to the governor-elect's agenda.
Senator Evan, introduced by Mayor Leah Gaskins, outlined multiple priorities,…
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