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There are more than a dozen proposals to raise cigarette taxes and other taxes proposed by Richmond lawmakers this year aimed at helping schools and health services or to lessen localities’ reliance on real estate taxes. But proponents of the bills are giving little chance they will get past the House Finance Committee, chaired by…
Democrat Rick Coplen and Republican Sean T. Connaughton, candidates for the Prince William Board of County supervisors chairman slot, duked it out debate style Thursday night at the Montclair Country Club. The lively back and forth kept about 80 supporters — and opponents — wide-eyed for more than an hour as the two dueled over…
Prince William officials decided to drop a requirement that adult businesses videotape their premises and give police access to the tapes in new regulations passed Tuesday. “Given that there seems to be some controversy about this and no controversy about the rest of the requirements, that was one reason I suggested taking these out,” said…
Will someone please tell me what is wrong with our foreign policy. To note: We supported bin Laden, the Taliban and the al Qaeda with millions in equipment and technology in Afghanistan’s war with Russia. Now bin Laden is our enemy. We supported Saddam Hussein with weapons, technology and dollars in his war with Iran….
Delegate Jeffrey M. Frederick R-Woodbridge was recently elected to head a committee to study the cost of noise abatement. Frederick sponsored the legislation in the 2005 session of the General Assembly that created the committee after he received complaints about noise from the widening project on Va. 234 near Dumfries, said Frederick spokesman Paul Hart….
Fort Belvoir may be getting a new and larger hospital under recommendations released this morning by the Base Realignment and Closure committee. “In order to balance the medical requirements of the 21st Century, a large hospital will be built at Fort Belvoir,” said Gen. Richard Cody, vice chief of staff for the Army. The Belvoir…