Del. Michelle Maldonado (D-50) announced the filing of her first piece of legislation in the Virginia General Assembly on Wednesday. Maldonado’s first bill, HB 893, requires that landlords notify tenants of rent increases no less than 30 days before an automatic renewal takes place. Currently, landlords can give a notice of 30 days for increased […]
Limited 30-day emergency order issued to help hospitals address rising number of patients admitted with COVID-19 ~ overwhelming majority are unvaccinated Governor Northam today took steps to increase Virginia’s hospital capacity and support healthcare workers responding to COVID-19, after a record number of hospitalizations were posted on Friday of last week. He issued a limited […]
Prince William County today announced the hiring of Daniel Alexander as the Deputy County Executive of Public Safety for Prince William County. He is the first person to hold this newly created position in the county. The announcement comes following a national and international search of 80 applicants and competitive hiring process. His expected start […]
Essential home care and public service workers of SEIU Virginia 512 testified before members of the Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committees at four virtual budget hearings across Virginia today, days before the 2022 Virginia General Assembly session officially begins. Union members called on the General Assembly to protect the progress they’ve made with essential […]
Ceremony to be held on Thursday to honor Dr. Ferguson Reid, Sr. The country’s oldest living civil rights icon will finally be honored for his decades of service to the community on Thursday. Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has decreed a ceremony to honor Dr. Fergie Reid, Sr. on Thursday where the former Monson’s Row will […]
Jan. 13 is Korean American Day and marks the day in 1903 when just over 100 Korean immigrants first arrived in the United States and settled in Hawaii. Over the next two years, roughly 7,500 more Korean immigrants arrived in the country. Those Koreans served the country during World Wars I and II and the […]
Guzman Law to Give Non-Drivers the Dignity of an ID Takes Effect in 2022 Delegate Elizabeth Guzman (D-31st District House of Delegates) today encourages non-drivers in the undocumented community to apply for a Virginia-issued ID at their local Department of Motor Vehicles beginning January 3. Undocumented children are also eligible to receive an ID. The new law, sponsored […]
Program is a companion to the Virginia Rent Relief Program, widely recognized as best in the country Governor Ralph Northam today announced the launch of a statewide Mortgage Relief Program to help people stay in their homes and help ease mortgage delinquencies, defaults, foreclosures due to the pandemic. Applications open on Monday, January 3. The Mortgage […]
Who doesn’t love a little holiday cheer? That’s exactly what some community-minded individuals decided to do yesterday when two individuals dressed in costumes and gave the local citizens some joy throughout Potomac Mills and Stonebridge Town Center. It all started when a person dressed as the Grinch from the Dr. Seuss story was seen walking […]
Vice Mayor Nickerson and Councilwoman Miles will host an Expungement Clinic in the Town of Dumfries on January 22, 2022. Nickerson and Miles will collaborate with the Town of Dumfries Police Department, Prince William County Clerk of the Court, the Commonwealth Attorney, and the PWC Sheriff to create a “one stop shop” for those who […]
