By Claire Porter
Capital News Service
Richmond, Va. — Virginia Democratic leaders are speaking out against Republican legislation that they said seeks to make abortion illegal and even might restrict access to some forms of legal birth control.
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By Amir Vera
Capital News Service
Richmond, Va. — Since he was elected to the Virginia House, Delegate Luke Torian (D-Dumfries,Woodbridge) has been pushing to bring Metrorail service to Prince William County.
By Chaneé Patterson
Capital News Service
Richmond, Va. – Parents should think twice about scheduling a family vacation at the end of August or in early September.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) today elected Prince William County Supervisor Frank J. Principi as its Chairman for 2012. The COG Board is made up of local and state elected officials from the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia and is responsible for the regional body’s overall policy and funding decisions.
Principi was elected to his first term as Woodbridge Supervisor in November 2007 and, in addition to COG, he serves on a number of regional organizations, including the Northern Virginia Regional Commission (NVRC), the Virginia Association of Counties (VACO) Community Development Committee, Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC), and the National Capitol Region’s Emergency Preparedness Council (EPC).
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By Amir Vera
Capital News Service
Richmond, Va. – When Mark Dudenhefer finally arrived at the state Capitol, he knew he was no longer just a member of the Stafford County Board of Supervisors.
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Schieber, a Republican who represents Garrisonville on Stafford’s School Board, was unanimously appointed by the six sitting members of the Stafford County Board of Supervisors to replace former Board Chair and now Del. –Elect Mark Dudenhefer (R-Stafford, Woodbridge).
He’ll represent Stafford’s most suburbanized district until April 3, when Garrisonville District residents will head to the polls to decide who will complete the remaining two years of Dudenfeher’s term. The special election date was changed from April 10 to April 3 because the original date conflicted with spring break, said Stafford County Administrator Anthony Romanello.
Woodbridge, Va. — Prince William Board of Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart, At-large, gave the State of the County speech (the text of which is below). Prince William Coles District Supervisor Marty Nohe was also elected Vice Chairman of the Board.
Today, as we look back at 2011 and forward to 2012, we can celebrate the rise of Prince William County to national prominence.
Dawn, a financial advisor, said his involvement in with his family, area boy scouts, and in his church would keep him from performing the job of supervisor to his best ability.
“Hats off to the people who serve on the Board. It seems like its 30-hour-a-week job, one that they do in addition to their day jobs,” said Dawn.
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By KJ Mushung
Dumfries, Va. – As Dumfries looks to elect a new town mayor in a special election, two councilmembers said they want the job.
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Woodbridge, Va. — The Virginia GOP’s plan to make Primary voters sign a party loyalty oath has drawn the ire of not only the governor, but a local politician.
Del. Richard Anderson denounced the loyalty oath plan approved in December by the Virginia Republican Party that would require voters to sign a form in order to vote in the March 6 GOP Primary Election stating they would remain loyal to the party.