LAKE RIDGE, Va. — After Prince William County has made moves to abandon its internal auditing department, questions have arisen about transparency in local government.
Politics
Republican Delegate Mark Cole of Stafford County doesn’t like the idea of voters using a utility bill or check as an acceptable form of voter identification.
Cole told Fredericksburg.com a new bill he introduced would ban the use of such forms of ID at polls in Virginia.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Want to be on the Prince William County School Board?
The oversight Board is taking applications for its next Woodbridge District Representative after Denita Ramirez handed in her resignation Nov. 7.
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DUMFRIES, Va. – The Dumfries Town Council swore in incumbent Gwen Washington and new councilman Derrick Wood on Tuesday, Nov. 13. Washington was the only candidate on the ballot during the Nov. 6 General Election.
Washington is a life-long resident of Dumfries and a staff member at Dumfries Elementary School. An incumbent, she was appointed to the town council to serve following the death of Mayor Fred Yohey to fill a seat vacated by Nancy West, who no longer serves on the council.
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I attended the latest in a series of fiscal year 2014 budget information meetings on Saturday at the Prince William County Government Center.
I always enjoy watching budget director Michelle Casiato’s mastery of the process. Prince William has three Triple A bond ratings and has won numerous awards for their budgeting process. I understand that the process is “bullet proof.” I also understand that the process has nothing to do with how much money Prince William County collects or what the government spends it on.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — After the fallout from long lines at the voting polls during the Nov. 6 General Election, Congressman Gerry Connolly introduced a bill that aims to make voting more accessible.
Many precincts in Prince William County saw long lines at the polls as 72 percent of the electorate came out to vote, according to the county’s registrar.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Delegate Richard Anderson said this one is for the children.
The Prince William County Republican Delegate will host an information session for his upcoming “Future Delegate Program” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Prince William County Government Center’s McCoart Building.
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Officials failed to forecast the record turnout at polls on Tuesday.
Woodbridge’s River Oaks voting precinct has more than 4,000 active registered voters assigned to it and saw a 64 percent voter turnout rate Tuesday. Voters here waited in long lines, and in line before the polls closed at 7 p.m. waited for up to four hours to cast their votes.
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — Delegate Mark Cole (R- Fredericksburg, Stafford) will hold a series of upcoming town hall meetings to discuss the upcoming General Assembly session in Richmond that begins in January, and to raise money for his upcoming campaign.
More in a press release from the Delegate:
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DUMFRIES, Va. — Businessman and U.S. Marine Derrick Wood has been elected to the Dumfries Town Council.
Wood was a write-in candidate competing against two others, including incumbent Dumfries Town Council member Louis Parino whose name was not on the ballot.