The Prince William Young Democrats and the PW Perspective will co-host a candidate forum for the Democratic candidates running for Congress in Virginia’s First Congressional District. The forum will specifically address issues faced by students and young people. The Democratic candidates are Vangie Williams and Qasim Rashid. Williams is an author and the 2018 Democratic […]
After hearing input from citizens on Tuesday, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors (BOCS) appointed Reverend Cozy Bailey, Delegate Elizabeth Guzman, and Tracy Lennox to the Jail Board. The majority of those who spoke during public comment time supported the elimination of the 287(g) program, and the newly appointed members of the Jail Board […]
On Tuesday, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors (BOCS) is expected to vote on appointments to the regional Jail Board, which oversees the 287(g) policy, a controversial program that was established in 2007 by former BOCS Chair Corey Stewart. According to the ACLU, “The 287(g) program deputizes local police officers to act as federal […]
Prince William County Police Chief Barry Barnard announced on Wednesday that he plans to retire from the Police Department effective July 1, 2020. Chief Barnard joined the Prince William County Police Department in 1976 where he served as an officer in patrol. During his 44-year tenure, he has held many positions of leadership within the […]
Governor Ralph Northam issued Executive Order 62 on Tuesday, allowing specific localities in Northern Virginia to delay entering Phase One of the “Forward Virginia” plan to ease restrictions on certain business operations that were put in place in response to the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. Northam stated that Virginia as a whole may enter Phase […]
I first met Qasim in 2019 when he was running for the State Senate in Northern Virginia. I had just come off my own campaign and was exhausted from the 18 months of continuous campaigning and time spent away from my family. After meeting with Qasim, I felt refreshed and saw what real positive, progressive […]
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. […]
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 […]
