The Fairfax County Republican Party has issued an urgent appeal for Republican poll watchers to address a shortage in staffing for the upcoming November general election, the county party said on its website. The party said it needs workers for equal party participation in election-related roles as mandated by Virginia law.
On August 18, 2023, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) joined Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (D-VA), Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), and a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers to submit an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in support of U.S. Army veteran and FBI Special Agent James Rudisill.
On August 8, 2023, Congressman Joe Neguse (D-CO), Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Wildfire Caucus and Ranking Member of the United States House Subcommittee on Federal Lands, introduced the Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation to increase firefighter pay – bolstering recruitment, retention, and well-being, which will improve wildfire readiness
In July 2023, the median sale price of a home in Fairfax County fell by $15,000 from the same period in the previous year, while total sales decreased by 50%.
On August 4, 2023, Congressman Gerald E. Connolly, a senior member of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, sent a letter to Judge Roslynn R. Mauskopf to request the Judicial Conference explicitly authorize the broadcasting of court proceedings in the cases of United States of America v. Donald J. Trump.
The lowest price of midgrade gas in cities throughout Fairfax County was found at one gas station in the week ending Aug. 5, according to GasBuddy.com.
The lowest price of regular gas in cities throughout Fairfax County was found at one gas station in the week ending July 29, according to GasBuddy.com.
The lowest price of premium gas in cities throughout Fairfax County was found at one gas station in the week ending July 29, according to GasBuddy.com.