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Tuesday: Virginia Supreme Court to hear case against 5 Democrats on Pr. Wm. Board of County Supervisors

Published October 29, 2022 at 11:48AM | Updated October 31, 2022 at 10:46AM

Two Prince William County residents who sued elected members of the Board of County Supervisors will have their day in the Virginia Supreme Court on Tuesday, November 1. The state high court agreed to hear the case brought by Alan Gloss and Carol Fox, who are suing all five Democrats on the Board of County Supervisors individually. The suit alleges they violated Virginia’s open meetings law in 2020, in the hours following riots near Manassas, promoted by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

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Republicans, Democrats spar over cause of decline in education results

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Published October 28, 2022 at 9:09PM

Gov. Glenn Youngkin visits Tom Coen's AP history class at Colonial Forge High School on September 1, 2022.

(The Center Square) – After a report found a decline in mathematics and reading proficiency among Virginia fourth graders, Republicans and Democrats are sparring over the cause of the results.

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Va. attorney general exploring ‘legal remedies’ after thousands get wrong voting location | WTOP News

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Published October 28, 2022 at 7:51PM | Updated October 28, 2022 at 9:10PM

Attorney General Jason Miyares at forum in Prince William County on human trafficking: Photo by Rick Horner

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares said that thousands of voters receiving incorrect voting information is “unacceptable.” Miyares is frustrated with the vendor that made the mistake, said a spokeswoman for his office, Victoria LaCivita.

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Va. Gov., Vega, Trump endorsement, costumes, flags take center stage at Stafford Courthouse

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Published October 28, 2022 at 3:17PM | Updated October 31, 2022 at 10:47AM

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin came to the Stafford County Courthouse today, where he stood a year ago in the days leading up to his election as the state’s first Republican Governor in 12 years.

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Corey Stewart wades back into politics: Former Prince William Board Chairman raising $30K to fund Spanberger attack ad

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Published October 28, 2022 at 7:00AM | Updated October 31, 2022 at 10:47AM

Former Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chairman At-large Corey Stewart speaks at a campaign event for Yesli Vega.

Corey Stewart, a household name in Prince William County politics for 15 years, is pushing a new T.V. ad attacking Democrat Abigail Spanberger. It’s the first time Stewart has made a public political statement after he stepped down from the Prince William Board of County Supervisors on December 31, 2019.

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Affordable housing, education, taxes top issues in Manassas City Council races | Prince William Times

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Published October 27, 2022 at 5:49PM

Manassas City Hall at 9027 Center Street.

Affordable housing, education, taxes and transparency are the top campaign issues cited by six candidates vying for three Manassas City Council seats on the ballot Nov. 8.

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Manassas Park still seeing candidate shortage | Insidenova

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Published October 27, 2022 at 5:00PM | Updated October 27, 2022 at 5:58PM

Even the allure of new digs at Manassas Park’s recently-opened city hall building hasn’t drawn more candidates into a three-way race for City Council this year, leading some to consider reducing the small city’s governing body from seven seats to five.

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Youngkin to rally with Vega at in Stafford on Friday, October 28

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Published October 27, 2022 at 1:59PM

Yesli Vega and Gov. Glenn Youngkin at a campaign rally in Spotsylvania County on October 17, 2022.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin will hold a rally for Yesli Vega, the Republican seeking Virginia’s 7th District Congressional seat, at the Stafford County Courtgovernor’se event begins at 12:30 at the courthouse, 1300 Courthouse Road, and is organized by the governor’s Spirit of Virginia PAC. The rally will be the second for Vega this week in which the governor has participated and the third overall since October 17.

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Vega on bankruptcy: Student debt repaid, not forgiven | Insidenova

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Published October 27, 2022 at 8:50AM

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After a protracted battle with a lender, Prince William County Supervisor and Republican congressional candidate Yesli Vega paid off her student loans to a shuttered for-profit college that the federal government said defrauded hundreds of thousands of students.

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EXCLUSIVE: Baltimore administrator to lead Prince William County Gov’t

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Published October 24, 2022 at 3:00PM | Updated October 27, 2022 at 9:00AM

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The Prince William Board of County Supervisors will appoint a Baltimore City Administrator to lead the local government in Virginia’s second-largest jurisdiction. According to multiple sources, Christopher Shorter will be appointed the new County Executive following a closed-session meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday, October 25.

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