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Covering the news is not something done online, from home, wearing a pair of pajamas.

• We attend long government meetings (some lasting more than 10 hours).
• We go to the local courthouse to dig up records kept only in the halls of justice.
• We develop sources to provide critical information about decisions that affect you and your family.
• We go to the scene of breaking news to help you understand the story and how it will affect your neighborhood.
• We're constantly publishing new information to keep you up to date with the latest developments in your communities.

In this day and age, Americans are distrusting its news media.

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Before the Thanksgiving holiday, we’re going to sign off a bit early this year.

While we take an extended break from publishing new content on our website, we’ll be working on some upgrades to our site. We’ve got some exciting news about our site we’re going to share soon, so stay tuned.

We’ll post breaking news on Twitter and Facebook and send email updates (you can sign up for them here) as warranted.

In the meantime, I wish you the best the Thanksgiving season has to offer. This year, I hope you reunite with family and friends you may not have seen in 2020.

I’m thankful for my wife and baby girl, who make my life more fulfilling every day. I’m grateful for our extended family, who support us every day.

And I’m thankful for the people — many of whom I call friends — who have made me stronger, better, and wiser in all that I do.

I’m humbled by our advertisers and paid members who, over the past 11 years, have supported our mission of bringing you local news.

I hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving. We’ll be back with new content on Monday, November 29.

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During the final weeks of the year, local leaders list what they want state legislators to focus on during the upcoming General Assembly session in Richmond.

Some might call it “bringing home the bacon.”

They host dinners or early-morning breakfast meetings with state legislators, which serve as an opportunity for local leaders to get representatives’ undivided attention.

At Potomac Local News, it’s an opportunity for us to report on the direction our community is headed, shining a light on what our locally-elected leaders view as priorities and how they want to spend our tax money.

In recent weeks, I’ve written about the fight to maintain protections for police, provide more cash for local schools, and first-time homebuyers, and allow localities to crack down on car muffler noise.

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There's a lot of uncertainty among Virginia lawmakers who had gotten used to Democratic control in Richmond.

At a recent joint meeting of state and local lawmakers in Woodbridge, many asked whether or not incoming Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin -- the first Republican to win the highest office in the state in the past 12 years --- would continue funding investments in rail and public transportation, or if he would instead favor new road construction.

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With the General Election in our rearview mirror, many have asked me, “is that the end to your busy season?” 

The short answer: Our work is just beginning. 

The Virginia Supreme Court is expected to drop newly proposed political district maps within the next 45 days. The new maps will change political representation in Northern Virginia — especially in Prince William County, which has grown by more than 80,000 people in the past 11 years.

And — you probably don’t want to hear this being it has been only a week since the statewide election — but voters could head to the polls again next year to vote for House of Delegates candidates. You’ll remember, those candidates were just on the ballot a week ago, but district boundary changes could mean they must run again next fall.

Of course, we’ll bring you the latest.

Looking back on the results of the November 2 General Election, in Stafford County, residents elected two new conservative members to its school board.

• They’ll join another conservative voice, and a swing voter, who will who could all work together to change the course of education in the county that broke for Republican Glenn Youngkin by 11 points. 

Education was a key issue in the election, as many parents said they felt the government overstepped its bounds regarding the material state schools are teaching their children.

• We’ll be reporting on changes in our local schools. 

Prince William County maintained its “blue” status by voting for Democrat Terry McAuliffe, who lost the election, choosing McAuliffe over Youngkin by 15 points.

• While making inroads with voters this election cycle, the GOP failed to flip any House of Delegates controlled by Democrats. 

Despite this, Republicans took control of the House of Delegates following two years of total Democratic control in Richmond, picking up seven seats in the house.

• In Fredericksburg and Stafford, a million-dollar flip occurred in District 28 (as the campaigns raised over an unprecedented $1 million each) when Republican Tara Durant beat incumbent Democrat Joshua Cole. 

With the election behind us, now it’s time for these new leaders to govern.

• We’ll be watching and reporting every step of the way. 

In the days to come, watch for exclusive interviews with Republican Party of Virginia Chairman Richard Anderson on how they flipped the state for the first time in 12 years. 

• As more data centers encroach in the rural areas, we’re also covering the changing landscape of our rural areas.

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