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Fortune 500 company Arconic to move its global headquarters to Fairfax
Photo: Arconic Arconic Inc. (NYSE: ARNC), a global technology, engineering and advanced manufacturing leader, will relocate its global headquarters from New York City to Fairfax County. According to Governor Ralph Northam’s office, the move will bring approximately 50...May 2, 2018 1241 0 -
Pakistani-American Babur Lateef appointed Prince William County Interim School Board chair
The Prince William County School Board has appointed Dr. Babur Lateef, a known Pakistani-American advocate for high quality education, as the Interim School Board Chair. “It is a true honor to be selected from the group...Apr 19, 2018 2304 0 -
Va., Maryland governors announce conference on preventing a school crisis
Image: GW Masonic Memorial, CreditL: ALXCHO/via Wikimedia Commons Following a spate of deadly school shootings in several American cities, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and Governor Larry Hogan of Maryland have announced a unique training event for...Apr 3, 2018 896 0 -
March for Our Lives participants urge gun reform
Image: Screenshot/ABC News Americans from several parts of the country assembled in large numbers – estimated to be hundreds of thousands – in the shadow of the Capitol Hill to seek strict gun control measures in...Mar 24, 2018 882 0 -
Virginia House Republicans back Medicaid expansion
Photo: Varmin/Wikimedia Commons Governor Ralph Northam has welcomed the Republican-controlled House approval of a plan to extend Medicaid coverage for the low-income people in Virginia – reflecting compromise in a new political climate in Richmond in...Feb 19, 2018 1127 0 -
Virginia Governor’s Fellows Program 2018 invites applications by March 18
Virginia State Capitol Photo: Anderskev/Wikimedia Commons Governor Ralph Northam’s office has announced a schedule for 2018 Virginia Governor’s Fellows Program that offers a select group of “outstanding and highly motivated individuals” the opportunity to experience firsthand...Feb 17, 2018 1798 0 -
A celebration of diversity in Virginia
Atif Qarni, Virginia’s new secretary education Photo: Views and News Home to thriving diverse communities, Virginia took an important step this month to emphasize what America stands to benefit from – inclusiveness, pluralism and celebration of...Jan 13, 2018 1838 1 -
Democratic and Republican choices in the never-ending election season
What makes the process a never-ending election season During his campaign for the White House Donald Trump said many times that he intended to turn the United States around. His predecessors and Washington politicians had allowed...Nov 12, 2017 1421 0 -
Virginians vote to elect governor, all state delegates
Virginia State Capitol Photo: Anderskev/Wikipedia A neck and neck race between Democratic Ralph Northam and Republican Ed Gillespie has raised the stakes for both parties as the election result will be seen as a political barometer...Nov 7, 2017 1098 0 -
Virginia Gubernatorial Election: Poll sees all tied up before Tuesday’s finish line
Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Photo: Varmin/Wikimedia Commons A survey of likely voters on the eve of Virginia’s gubernatorial election finds that candidates for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general all are deadlocked. The rare neck...Nov 5, 2017 1102 0