The Prince William County School Board will revisit the decision to rename Mills E. Godwin Middle School in Dale City. (more…)
A Honda Accord crashed into a deli in Woodbridge on Monday. (more…)
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Discover Prince William is looking at how it can save money on one of its most expensive, annual costs — cleaning the bathroom at the Occoquan Visitor Center. (more…)
I am typing these words of good news on the night of Friday, March 11th, on the floor of the Virginia House of Delegates in Richmond. We just adjourned the 2016 legislative session of the Virginia General Assembly with approval of a bipartisan two-year Virginia state budget. The good news: The budget is balanced, cautious, sensible, and doesn’t increase taxes or fees.
As a member of the 22-member House Appropriations Committee (HAC), I have been engaged since December with crafting the budget, along with two other Prince William County legislators, Del. Scott M. Lingamfelter (R-31st) and Del. Luke M. Torian (D-52nd). I serve on three HAC subcommittee (Public Safety, Transportation, and Higher Education), so I had a hand in developing these three parts of the budget.
The last week of the 2016 General Assembly session brought a flurry of activity on some of our most difficult bills, along with approval of a state budget. In this column, I will detail highlights in the final budget affecting our area. Next week, I will report on other important budget items. In the near […]
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During this year’s General Assembly, House Bill 427, aiming to ban conversion therapy for minors failed. It was moved off the Senate floor and buried in a new subcommittee.
However, Mathew Shurka, 27, isn’t letting this bill go down without a fight. Shurka endured years of conversion therapy starting when he was 16 years old after he told his father he was gay. (more…)
Police in Prince William County are investigating a shooting, and the discovery of a body that occurred late Friday. (more…)
Good morning – Habitat for Humanity ReStore is just bustling with lots of new donations so volunteers are needed to build hoppers for books, racks for granite, sanitizing banquet chairs and many other fun jobs in this super fun place. It’s so easy to join in by signing up on their volunteer calendar at: habitatpwc.org (more…)
