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PWC Board of Supervisors to Consider Rezoning 69 Acres Between Dumfries and Bristow
During its meeting Wednesday, the Prince William County Planning Commission recommended denial of a request to rezone 69 acres between Dumfries and Bristow roads from agricultural to planned mixed residential. There are concerns about modifications to lot size and buffer Continue reading PWC Board of Supervisors to Consider Rezoning 69 Acres Between Dumfries and Bristow
PWC School Board to Consider Collective Bargaining Proposal
The PWC School Board must take some sort of action on collective bargaining by July. The Board can vote to recognize the entire bargaining unit, some of it, or decline to engage in collective bargaining at all. Read the full Continue reading PWC School Board to Consider Collective Bargaining Proposal
Big Win for Students and Parents!
During his campaign, Governor Youngkin pledged to promote school safety and give parents more of a voice in educational decisions. Working with the House and Senate, Governor Youngkin has kept these promises by signing the following bills into law: SB Continue reading Big Win for Students and Parents!
Teachers’ Rights
As part of its campaign to ensure teachers knew their rights not to join a union, the Thomas Jefferson Institute distributed the below flyer to teachers in Prince William County, which prompted one union organizer to write that he was Continue reading Teachers’ Rights
Monopoly Teacher Union Contracts Coming to PWC Schools?
In Prince William County, where the teachers union claims it has 5,000 signatures in support of a proposal that could lead to monopoly union contracts, the school board has said “No” to the notion of either accepting the union’s word Continue reading Monopoly Teacher Union Contracts Coming to PWC Schools?
Update on Public Safety Bills in the General Assembly
As predicted, the Senate Democrats spent the second half of the 2022 session killing House public safety bills, including ones to improve criminal sentencing, probation oversight, bond rules, and police road safety enforcement. On a party-line vote, the Judiciary Committee Continue reading Update on Public Safety Bills in the General Assembly
Gov. Youngkin Calls Special Session of General Assembly for April 4th
Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday he wants lawmakers back in Richmond in early April to finish this year’s work. The clock ran out during the regular General Assembly session without the Democrat controlled Senate and GOP controlled House reaching agreement on Continue reading Gov. Youngkin Calls Special Session of General Assembly for April 4th
Governor’s Gas Tax Holiday Proposal Will Help Hard-Pressed Families
House Speaker Todd Gilbert, R-Shenandoah, and House Appropriations Chairman Barry Knight, R-Virginia Beach, both endorsed Governor Glenn Youngkin’s gas tax proposal Wednesday. “Anyone who buys groceries or gasoline knows Virginia’s families are being squeezed more than they have in a Continue reading Governor’s Gas Tax Holiday Proposal Will Help Hard-Pressed Families
Land Use Study for Solar Power in Virginia
Below is a study conducted by VCU on the land use requirements to meet the Virginia Green New Deal goal of running the Commonwealth 100% on renewable energy by 2045. As of January 2021, Virginia has deployed more than 1,500 Continue reading Land Use Study for Solar Power in Virginia