http://www.senatorbarker.com Tackling important issues to improve our quality of life in Northern Virginia Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:27:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Delegate Bob Marshall, Senator Chuck Colgan and Senator George Barker will be hosting the Manassas/Western Town Hall Meeting on January 9, 2009 at 7:00 PM at the Manassas City Council Chambers at the Manassas City Hall located at 9027 Center Street, Manassas, VA 20110. Delegate Jackson Miller will be ... http://www.senatorbarker.com/2009/01/05/manassaswestern-prince-william-town-hall-meeting/ Senator Barker and Delegate Paul Nichols will hold a town hall meeting on November 15th at 11:30am at Woodbridge High School in Room 1309. The Prince William legislators want to hear from residents about issues important to them and their suggestions for legislation to be considered in the 2009 ... http://www.senatorbarker.com/2008/11/07/senator-barker-delegate-nichols-to-host-town-hall/ Senator Barker was a special guest speaker yesterday morning at the Allies in Prevention Summit Breakfast held at the Old Hickory Golf Club in Prince William. The summit focused on ways we can be more effective in our efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect in Northern Virginia. George has ... http://www.senatorbarker.com/2008/10/08/senator-barker-speaks-at-allies-in-prevention-summit/ Senator Barker met yesterday with Lee District Supervisor Jeff McKay, Delegate Vivian Watts, Fairfax County Planning and Zoning Staff, VDOT staff and Vornado, the mall owner, to discuss plans for the renovation of Springfield Mall. The new plans include residential, office and retail developments. Vornado hopes the improvements to the ... http://www.senatorbarker.com/2008/08/07/senator-barker-discusses-springfield-mall-revitalization/ Senator Barker is in New Orleans this week at the National Conference of State Legislatures Legislative Summit. Legislators from across the nation are meeting to discuss issues that states are facing, including infrastructure and transportation problems, immigration legislation, environmental concerns, and energy policy. Yesterday's speakers included former U.S. Speaker ... http://www.senatorbarker.com/2008/07/25/senator-barker-attends-ncsl-legislative-summit/