Jennifer McClellan
Coverage of Jennifer McClellan in the Nexus archive.
- After overhaul, feds seek to reauthorize minority, women-owned business program
Federal lawmakers seek to reauthorize the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program, which supports women- and minority-owned businesses by providing access to public contracts and economic opportunities. The program, revised last year by the U.S. Department of Transportation to make qualification harder, faces a reauthorization campaign led by advocates and entrepreneurs. A bipartisan bill sponsored by Rep. Sam Graves aims to continue the program, requiring objective criteria for assessing business disadvantage.
- Virginia Democrat: ‘All options on the table’ after redistricting state Supreme Court decision
Virginia Democrat Jennifer McClellan stated that all options are being considered after the state Supreme Court struck down their redistricting measure, which eliminates four House seats expected to flip to Democrats. The decision affects midterm elections. Virginia Democrats are responding to the ruling.
- Patients and dental community mourn Dr. Cerina Fairfax, killed by Virginia’s ex-lieutenant governor
Dr. Cerina Fairfax, a dentist and former spouse of Virginia’s ex-Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax, was killed by her estranged husband, who then took his own life. The couple was undergoing a divorce, and police found them dead in their Virginia home. Fairfax was remembered as a devoted mother, compassionate dentist, and community volunteer.