Three of every four Virginians surveyed say that if U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine is elected vice president, Gov. Terry McAuliffe should not appoint himself to fill the vacant Senate seat that would result, according to a new University of Mary Washington poll.

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Susan Collins (R-ME), the Chairman of the Senate Aging Committee, have introduced bipartisan legislation that would reduce duplicate filing costs for small businesses looking to offer retirement plans to their employees and sole-proprietors.

Prince William League of Women Voters and Prince William Committee of 100 will jointly sponsor an Oct. 12 debate by three candidates for the First Congressional District seat at 7 p.m. at Dar Al Noor Islamic Community Center, 5404 Hoadly Road, Manassas.

Congressman Rob Wittman (Virginia's 1st District which takes in part of Prince William) invites high school and middle school students and parents to Service Academy Day 2016 on Sept. 24 in Stafford.

Melonie Yielding, a teacher at Prince William County's Ellis Elementary School in Manassas, is one of six K-6 grade teachers (four elementary, two middle) in Virginia selected as state finalists for the 2016 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.

“Sen Mark Warner was quoted in a press release as saying, "I’ve consistently urged the FAA to move forward with regulations to make safe operation of unmanned aircraft in U.S. airspace a reality, and implementation of this new rule is a major step forward."

US Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell has appointed David G. Brickley of Woodbridge and president of the September 11th National Memorial Trail Alliance, to a five-year term as a member of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission.

The US Transportation Security Agency (TSA) reports that its officers discovered a record breaking 81 firearms this week in carry-on bags around the nation Aug. 12-18. Of the 81 firearms discovered, 70 were loaded and 31 had a round chambered.