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Wittman, Beyer want feds to get backpay if government shuts down

Published December 21, 2018 at 9:22AM

WASHINGTON, D.C. — (Press Release) Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) and Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) today will introduce the Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act, legislation to guarantee back pay to furloughed workers in the event of a government shutdown. Funding for the federal government expires at midnight tomorrow.

“We do not want a government shutdown, but if it comes our bill would protect federal workers from the worst of the consequences,” said Rep. Beyer. “This legislation is designed to shield civil servants, who need to support their families, from the disastrous effects of failure to agree on a measure to fund the government. We hope it will not be needed, but time is running out and the current outlook is not good.”

Republicans for Stanley Bender: Va. Elections Board will hear School Board case

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 20, 2018 at 5:54PM

A confirmation letter to Harry Wiggins acknowledging the creation of the “Republicans for Stanley Bender” political action committee was sent in error.

The Virginia State Board of Elections on Friday is expected to hear a recap of the Nov. 6 General Elections, and in it a briefing on the Republicans for Stanley Bender PAC that, according to state documents, was created by former Prince William County Democratic Chairman Harry Wiggins just prior to election day.

Championing Special Ed, trailer reduction, Deutsch seeks reelection to School Board

By Olivia Aveni Briscoe

Published December 18, 2018 at 9:08PM | Updated January 28, 2019 at 1:05PM

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — Willie Deutsch will seek re-election to the Prince William County School Board as its Coles District member. Though School Board races are non-partisan, the incumbent is the first Republican to announce their candidacy for the seat.

All the seats for the school board are up for reelection on November 5, 2019. Deutsch was elected to the school board in 2015, his first time elected to public office.

LaTonsha ‘LT’ Pridgen running for Coles District Supervisor

By Susie Webb

Published December 12, 2018 at 8:54PM | Updated December 14, 2018 at 11:39AM

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — LaTonsha “LT” Pridgen (D) is running to represent the voice of the people in Coles District as a member the Prince William County Board of Supervisors.

She says she’s running to improve education, transportation, and to bring more jobs to Prince William County.

Demand for proffer law changes may be tough sell for legislators

By Uriah Kiser

Published December 5, 2018 at 2:41PM | Updated December 6, 2018 at 10:31AM

WOODBRIDGE — Restoring the old proffer system sits atop the legislative agenda in Prince William County.

In a contentious dinner meeting on Tuesday, The Board of Supervisors met with members of the county’s General Assembly delegation and demanded that they work to ~~repeal~~ drastically change a 2016 law that limits the county’s ability to ask housing developers for conditional zonings (known as proffers), to include the gifting of land for new schools and transportation improvements.

Surovell chosen Minority Whip in the Virginia Senate

By Potomac Local News

Published November 25, 2018 at 11:33AM | Updated November 25, 2018 at 4:26PM

A Virginia State Senator representing Prince William and Stafford counties was chosen Minority Caucus Whip.

Scott Surovell (D-36) will replace the outgoing Jennifer Wexton, who was elected to Congress earlier this month, as the Democratic caucus whip.

EXCLUSIVE: Ian Lovejoy to run for Manassas delegate seat; Lee Carter confident he will defend office

By Olivia Aveni Briscoe

Published November 16, 2018 at 9:25PM | Updated January 31, 2019 at 8:23PM

Lovejoy

MANASSAS — Delegate Lee Carter’s seat is up for election next year, and Manassas City Councilman Ian Lovejoy plans to run for it.

Lovejoy will announce his campaign on Saturday night at 7 p.m. at a small gathering in his house in Manassas.

Republicans call for investigation into School Board race ‘trickery;’ Democrats to question past Chairman

By Uriah Kiser

Published November 14, 2018 at 6:56PM | Updated December 3, 2018 at 8:53AM

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — Stanley Bender was the independent third-party candidate in a Special Election on Nov. 6 for Prince William County School Board Chairman At-large.

He was a long shot, having raised no money, erecting no campaign signs, and participating in just two of three election forums held prior to the vote.

Realtor Patrick Sowers wants to be the Republican who replaces Marty Nohe on the Prince William County Board of Supervisors

By Olivia Aveni Briscoe

Published November 13, 2018 at 5:15PM | Updated January 31, 2019 at 8:38PM

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — The last time Patrick Sowers ran for office was for class president in 1991, at Gar-Field High School in Woodbridge.

Patrick Sowers just threw his hat in the ring for the Republican nomination for the Prince William Board of County Supervisors in the open seat that Coles District Supervisor Marty E. Nohe will be vacating next year for his run for At-large Board of Supervisors Chairman.

Second time around: Coates-Ellis joins two others headed to city council

By Uriah Kiser

Published November 7, 2018 at 2:30PM | Updated December 3, 2018 at 8:30PM

MANASSAS — The second time was the charm for Theresa Coates-Ellis.

The Republican who lost her 2016 bid for Manassas City Council turned it around Tuesday night, winning a seat she had, essentially, sought for more than four years.