In a press release Vangie Williams, candidate for the Democratic nomination for the First District of Virginia, announced on Wednesday her intention to participate in the Fredericksburg Area Democratic forum after previously stating that she would not participate. “I am very excited to announce that after some productive conversations with the organizers of the Fredericksburg […]
Vangie Williams, a Democratic candidate for Virginia’s First Congressional District, announced on social media on Sunday that she will not participate in the Fredericksburg Area Candidate Forum on May 9, 2020 for the VA01 Democratic primary because of the questions. The PW Perspective obtained the questions that were shared with Williams’s campaign from an anonymous […]
The Prince William Board of County Supervisors adopted its fiscal year 2021 budget in their meeting on Tuesday. The $1.7 billion budget was based on a flat real estate tax rate of $1.125 per $100 of assessed value. A flat tax rate means it will remain the same as the fiscal year 2020 tax rate. […]
The Coronavirus pandemic has changed how everyone lives their life day to day. People have to work from home. Small businesses can’t afford to stay open. High schools and colleges have been forced to move classes online. But there are larger implications for students than just the effects of online classes. As schools across the […]
Governor Ralph Northam on Friday invoked his statutory authority to postpone the May General and Special Elections by two weeks, from May 5, 2020 to May 19, 2020. Earlier this month, Northam recommended moving the May elections to November, which required action by the General Assembly. The House of Delegates approved the measure, but the […]
According to data from the Virginia Department of Health, Black people account for an imbalanced number of Coronavirus deaths that have been reported within the Prince William County area. As of Wednesday, April 22, 2020, 17 COVID-19 deaths have been reported in the Prince William Health District, and eight of those who died with the […]
The Prince William Board of County Supervisors on Tuesday accepted, budgeted, and appropriated $324,534 from state and federal grants and $300,000 from affordable housing proffer funds for housing the homeless during the COVID-19 crisis. According to the county’s Department of Social Services Director Courtney Tierney, the department will use $189,000 of the funding to initiate […]
Due to the current state of affairs with the Coronavirus pandemic, there have been changes made to Prince William County’s proposed budget. The county’s newest proposed budget protects essential services and funds human services with no increase in real estate tax. With the county’s budget season reaching its end, Chair At-Large Ann Wheeler of the […]
Governor Ralph Northam announced Monday a dramatic expansion of Virtual Virginia, the Virginia Department of Education’s online learning system, to allow every teacher in the Commonwealth to host virtual classes while schools are closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Virtual Virginia will expand its offerings to include elementary and middle school content as an option […]
Prince William County’s budget hearings are coming up this week, so I spoke with Woodbridge District Supervisor Margaret Franklin to discuss what’s in the budget, her priorities, and the importance of county residents getting involved in the budget process. It’s important to know where we are in the budget process, and Supervisor Franklin was able […]
