In August 2023, the median sale price of a home in Fairfax County rose by $25,000 from the same period in the previous year, while total sales decreased by 8.7%.
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, released the following statement after President Biden announced a 5.2 percent average pay raise for federal employees in 2024.
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.