During tax season people have questions, and Two Mics Up recently interviewed Jennifer McDuffie of JMIncome Tax Services to provide those answers. Jennifer breaks it down and educates us and our listeners on the fact that in today’s world you need a tax professional not a tax preparer. Tune in and find out more about […]
Delegate Elizabeth Guzman (D-31st) has been on a crusade to provide working class families better opportunities as she campaigns to become Lieutenant Governor. Over the past few weeks she has been involved in such legislative measures such as advocating for annual paid sick leave to home health care workers to an amendment allowing undocumented women […]
Comprehensive K-12 policy plan to ensure every Virginia student has access to high-quality public education Today, candidate for governor Senator Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond) announced her K-12 Equitable Education and Investment Plan, calling for a historic $2.3 billion-per-year investment in schools and critical equity policies to ensure every student has equal access to a high quality […]
The Prince William County Planning Office is working in partnership with a consulting team to update the policies of the Land Use, Housing and Mobility components of the County’s Pathway to 2040 Comprehensive Plan. As part of the Land Use element, the County will focus on activity centers, re-development in general commercial areas and land use incompatibilities. […]
Last week, the Virginia the General Assembly approved legislation to allow businesses across the commonwealth to deduct up to $100,000 of forgiven PPP (Payback Protection Loans) from state taxes. According to VPM.org, the federal government supported approximately 130,000 loans, providing more than $14 billion dollars to businesses to help them maintain payroll flexibility. Unfortunately, as is often […]
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic created a new reality, there were several issues within the child care industry that impacted families, especially for communities of color. Fortunately, there are advocacy organizations such as Voices for Virginia’s Children who are working diligently to ensure that families can have access to affordable child care. Recently, Chief Policy […]
Last week the PW Perspective highlighted how Voices for Virginia’s Children has championed the cause for Racial Truth and Reconciliation. On February 26 the organization’s Racial Truth & Reconciliation Virginia launched a message chain centered around the theme, “Still We Rise,” to shape the Black culture’s narrative of turning obstacles into opportunities and tribulations into […]
As more people are creating businesses or various streams of income, financial literacy is a starting point that should be foundational in everyone’s home, regardless of bank account status or balance. Break the Cycle will be one of the vehicles to achieve this task. As the children develop their knowledge in financial literacy, they will […]
Shantell Rock, chair of the recently created Prince William County Racial and Social Justice Commission, invites the community to participate and express their views during public comment time at the Commission’s next meeting on March 18, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. in the Board Chambers at the James J. McCoart Administration Building. The Board of County […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has temporarily changed the way businesses operate. While more established franchises still function via online services and others remain physically open, for individual entrepreneurs it becomes even more difficult to get noticed during. What this has created, however, is the opportunity for ingenuity and creative concepts to bring entrepreneurs together, which is […]
