Stafford, Va. — An ongoing effort to explore the addition of an At-large Chairman of the Stafford County Board of Supervisors took another turn, but not before lengthy debate on the issue.
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Richmond, Va. – Local jails and regional prisons in Virginia can continue to shackle female inmates during childbirth – a practice that Delegate Patrick Hope, D-Arlington, says is appalling.
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Prince William County, Va. – Residents learned more about how some of their tax dollars are used and then urged a Woodbridge leader to bring change to the system.
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Richmond, Va. – Democratic leaders and women’s right advocates sounded the alarm Thursday about three bills they said would limit a woman’s reproductive freedom in Virginia.
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North Stafford, Va. – Timothy M. Kaine met Saturday with veterans and local politicians at the Globe and Laurel Restaurant.
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North Stafford, Va. — Former Virginia Gov. Timothy Kaine will stump in the Potomac Communties on Saturday in his bid for the U.S. Senate.
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Richmond, Va. – A House subcommittee has defeated a Senate-approved bill that would have permitted hunting on Sundays in Virginia.
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Richmond, Va. – The Virginia House of Delegates has advanced a bill that would make a broader range of criminals eligible for the death penalty.
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Woodbridge, Va. — Prince William County residents may be paying more in property taxes in 2013, according to the rate proposed by Prince William County Executive Melissa Peacor.
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Richmond, Va. – After undergoing a dramatic edit last week in committee, a bill to fundamentally change how teachers are hired and evaluated passed the House on a 55-43 vote Monday.
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The House and Senate have defeated bills that would have required local candidates to list their party affiliation on the ballot – a mandate that would have made all local elections partisan.
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Richmond, Va. – Canine friends may be safe this year, but their legal status in the commonwealth may be questioned again next year.
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Richmond, Va. – Virginia school districts finally may be able to start classes before Labor Day without getting special state permission under a bill that the House approved and sent to the Senate.
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Richmond, Va. – Virginians soon may be able to purchase more guns than they can carry, all in one buy – for the first time in almost two decades.
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Richmond, Va. – The Virginia Senate has passed a bill requiring the use of ultrasound testing prior to the performance of an abortion.
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Woodbridge, Va. — A Prince William County Delegate wants to know where you stand on the issues.
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Richmond, Va. – Virginia’s machinery and tools tax, which some businesses see as a burden but local governments view as a critical revenue source, would be slashed under legislation before the General Assembly.
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Richmond, Va. – The House this week approved a bill that would freeze localities’ Business, Professional and Occupational Licenses tax rates at their 2011 levels.
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Richmond, Va. – A bill to mandate training for Virginia public school personnel on how to handle bullying is on its way to the Senate after passing the House, 98-2.
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Richmond, Va. – Citizens looking for more personal protection can rest easy after two bills that would allow the use of deadly force in one’s home moved forward this week in the General Assembly.
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North Stafford, Va. — A woman said a pickup driver pulled a gun on her and now two men face charges.
North Stafford, Va. — Authorities in Stafford County say they have three people in custody who have previously eluded sheriff’s deputies and security officers at big box retail stores.
Stafford County, Va. — Stafford sheriff’s deputies said $60,000 in appliances is missing from a business on U.S. 1.
Stafford, Va. — Virginia Railway Express will hold a series of public hearings to discuss a proposed three-percent fare increase that could take effect in July.
Woodbridge, Va. — Another highway sign at Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge is coming down tonight.
Fredericksburg, Va. — Transportation officials in the Fredericksburg area report snow is falling on roads there.
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Should jails be able to shackle female inmates while they give birth?
Prince William County Supervisors get behind a higher tax rate, there’s more people flying the friendly skies from area airports, and Virginia’s Governor is backing down from his position of requiring women to have an ultrasound before getting an abortion, in this morning’s Around Town.