http://www.davidenglin.org Representing Virginia's 45th District Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:50:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Alexandria - Delegate David Englin would like to remind the public that Virginia's annual Back to School Sales Tax Holiday will occur Aug. 1 to Aug. 3.  During the sales tax holiday period, consumers may purchase certain school supplies, clothing, and footwear exempt of the 5% Retail Sales and Use ... http://www.davidenglin.org/2008/07/18/delegate-david-englin-announces-back-to-school-sales-tax-holiday-clarifies-which-items-qualify-for-tax-break/ The Obama Campaign is partnering with Team Englin to do some door-to-door canvassing for Obama as part of next week's Volunteer Night. If you've never gone door-to-door before, don't worry -- we'll teach you everything you need to know. If you're not up for knocking on doors, we also have ... http://www.davidenglin.org/2008/07/16/can-you-help-barack-obama-and-team-englin-on-wednesday-june-23/ Richmond - Today the Republican Majority of the House of Delegates killed the first comprehensive transportation funding solution to reach a floor vote in years.  Yesterday, House Democrats announced an amendment that would have maintained the Senate plan for statewide funding solutions and to cut the food tax, while not ... http://www.davidenglin.org/2008/07/09/democrats-offer-consensus-solution-to-transportation-funding-house-republicans-kill-it/ In Virginia, new legislation passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by the Governor generally goes into effect on July 1. For your convenience, the staff of the Division of Legislative Services has produced a publication that provides a brief summary of legislation passed by the 2008 ... http://www.davidenglin.org/2008/07/01/new-state-laws-go-into-effect-july-1/ A new state law goes into effect July 1 that will save Virginians money when they renew vehicle registrations or register vehicles for the first time.  By registering online, by mail, by phone or at a DMV Select center, customers will save $5 off of the registration fee. Here are the details: Register ... http://www.davidenglin.org/2008/06/25/new-law-can-save-you-money-on-car-registration/ Many thanks to the 53 volunteers who joined us yesterday for an amazing evening of grassroots action, making it our largest turnout ever for an "off-season" Volunteer Night (i.e.: where David is not on the ballot and the next election is still months away.)  We had several longtime volunteers, but ... http://www.davidenglin.org/2008/06/20/team-englin-volunteer-night-unites-democrats-and-delivers-grassroots-action/ Alexandria - With the General Assembly set to begin a special session on June 23, Del. David Englin (D-Alexandria) is reaching out to constituents in Alexandria, Arlington, and Fairfax to solicit their feedback on transportation funding proposals and other issues. The online survey, released this week at www.DavidEnglin.org/survey, outlines a number ... http://www.davidenglin.org/2008/06/05/new-survey-lets-citizens-share-views-on-transportation-funding-other-issues/ ALEXANDRIA - The Virginia League of Conservation Voters announced Saturday that it has named Del. David Englin (D-Alexandria) a "Legislative Hero" for his work on environmental issues during this year's General Assembly session. This is the second time Englin has been honored with this recognition. "Our Legislative Heroes show special ... http://www.davidenglin.org/2008/06/02/englin-named-legislative-hero-by-league-of-conservation-voters/ ALEXANDRIA - Delegate David Englin (D-Alexandria) announced today that he has been appointed to a newly formed joint subcommittee of the General Assembly to study local incentives provided to private businesses for economic development purposes.  Speaker William J. Howell (R-Stafford) appointed Englin to the 11-member committee, which was created by ... http://www.davidenglin.org/2008/05/29/englin-appointed-to-special-subcommittee-on-business-and-economic-development/ More than two dozen volunteers -- including several first time volunteers! -- joined us at David's home in Del Ray this evening stuffing envelopes and writing post cards to reach out to hundreds of constituents and potential voters throughout the 45th District. "What an amazing evening!" said David. "This is the ... http://www.davidenglin.org/2008/05/28/grassroots-volunteers-help-david-reach-out-to-constituents/ From Sunday, May 25, through Saturday, May 31, Virginia will hold it's first Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday to lend a hand as families and businesses prepare for hurricane season. Sales tax will not be charged on generators under $1,000, and on other preparedness items costing less than $60. "In ... http://www.davidenglin.org/2008/05/19/new-sales-tax-holiday-highlights-need-to-prepare-for-emergencies-2/ David joined community members and leaders at City Hall today for the annual ceremony marking this year's Days of Remembrance of the Holocaust, the state-sponsored annihilation of more than six million Jews and other victims by Nazi Germany during World War II.  Speakers emphasized the importance of remembering as a way ... http://www.davidenglin.org/2008/04/29/alexandria-observes-holocaust-days-of-rememberance/ Join David, Shayna, and Caleb at this year's Kelley Cares 5K Run/Walk. The race honors Kelley Swanson, a young Alexandrian who died too early, by carrying on Kelley's civic-minded spirit and her desire to make people aware of the need for inclusion regardless of ability. Kelley was a ... http://www.davidenglin.org/2008/04/29/the-kelley-cares-5k-runwalk-is-back-for-its-third-year/ Many thanks to the dozens of grassroots volunteers from every part of the 45th District who turned out in force for Team Englin volunteer nights last Thursday and yesterday. "I'm so incredibly grateful that you would give your time and energy on a beautiful spring evening to help me reach out to constituents and supporters," said ... http://www.davidenglin.org/2008/04/17/volunteers-turn-out-in-force-to-help-david-inform-constituents-about-legislative-session/ NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia announced last week that David earned a 100 percent pro-choice voting during the 2008 General Assembly session, making him one of the leading defenders of women's health and reproductive freedom in the state. "When we ensure access to contraception and accurate sex education, we empower women socially and ... http://www.davidenglin.org/2008/04/14/top-pro-choice-group-announces-davids-perfect-record-on-womens-health-and-reproductive-freedom/ Since the end of the this year's regular General Assembly on March 13, David has enjoyed meeting with various groups throughout the 45th District to brief them on this year's legislative activities and to listen to their feedback.  On Monday, the Alexandria Democratic Committee hosted its annual desert reception and ... http://www.davidenglin.org/2008/04/10/david-shares-insights-with-alexandria-democrats-pro-choice-constituents/ This week's edition of the Alexandria Times includes a terrific article covering our most recent Volunteer Night: "Campaigning or not, Englin has support" by David Sachs, Alexandria Times, April 18, 2008 Del. David Englin (D-45) is not on any ballot, and likely won't be, until he is up for reelection in 2009. ... http://www.davidenglin.org/2008/04/10/%e2%80%9ccampaigning-or-not-englin-has-support%e2%80%9d/ As April 15th quickly approaches, here are two free tools to help you file your federal and state taxes online: The Free File Alliance is a voluntary coalition of tax software preparation companies that partner with the Internal Revenue Service to provide free tax preparation services to millions of Americans. Through the ... http://www.davidenglin.org/2008/04/05/david-highlights-free-tools-to-help-taxpayers-file-online/ David has always considered the fight against bigotry and for equal rights to be his own fight as well, so he was especially pleased to share his strong progressive voice at this evening's candidates forum hosted by the Virginia Partisans Gay and Lesbian Democratic Club. David made it clear that ... http://www.davidenglin.org/2008/03/30/david-distinguishes-himself-from-the-other-candidates-at-virginia-partisans-forum/ Caleb joined David on the House floor yesterday evening to help him cast his vote on the budget. Late yesterday evening, the 2008 session of the General Assembly officially adjourned. While it took a few extra days to hammer out the details, we made some tough choices in the face of ... http://www.davidenglin.org/2008/03/14/general-assembly-approves-budget-david-summarizes-session/