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AARP tips on how to avoid online shopping scams this holiday season

AARP Virginia says, "The holiday deals have already begun, but not all those great deals you see online are legit. The start of the online holiday shopping season means that online scams intensify with it.Here are the two simple steps you can take to stay a step ahead of the online Grinch this holiday shopping season."

Va. Attorney General’s Office reports resolution of consumer lending issues with CashCall Inc.

Virginia consumers will be receiving $15.335 million in restitution and debt relief as part of a settlement to resolve claims that CashCall, Inc. and its president and CEO J. Paul Reddam illegally deceived borrowers and collected illegal interest of up to 230% on online loans made in amounts of between $700 and $10,000, according to the Virginia Attorney General's office.

Budget /  CIP workshops for Prince William County School Board

Prince William County has three workshops remaining on the 2017-18 budget and capital improvements program. The next session is Feb. 22.

Free chronic disease self management program in Manassas and Woodbridge

If you have a condition such as diabetes, arthritis, high blood pressure, heart disease, chronic pain, anxiety, obesity, depression, pain or other chronic condition, the You Can! Live Well, Virginia Workshop series can help you take charge of your life. This free Chronic Disease Self Management Program is a workshop series given 2.5 hours, once a week, for six weeks, at one of four locations in the Manassas and Woodbridge areas.

Wittman bill would allow same state of residency for military member and spouse

Congressmen Rob Wittman (VA-01) and Darrell Issa (CA-49) have introduced legislation to allow military families to establish one consistent state of residency.

VDOT to begin work Jan. 24 on Old Centreville Rd. bridge

Rehabilitation of the Old Centreville Road bridge over Bull Run will begin Tuesday, Jan. 24, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.

County Senior Center in Manassas celebrates 30 years of operation

Prince William Supervisor Marty Nohe said the senior center would not have been built if not for the foresight of the contemporaries of those who use it today. "It was your generation that was saying 30 years ago, 'We need this for our future.' Now you are here getting to take advantage of the vision."

Senate Finance Committee to hear proposal Jan. 18 to change BPOL tax

The Virginia Senate Finance Committee will conduct a hearing during its Jan. 18 meeting that starts at 9 a.m. on proposed legislation (SB 836) that would require localities to base the Business, Professional and Occupational License (BPOL) tax on the Virginia taxable income of a business instead of the current law that gives a locality the option to impose the tax upon gross receipts or Virginia taxable income.

General Assembly Report from Delegate Richard Anderson - Jan. 13, 2017

The Virginia House of Delegates just recessed for the weekend, completing our first week of the 2017 legislative session of the General Assembly. I’m still at my desk on the floor of an empty House chamber as my fellow Delegates make their way home for the weekend. Before driving north to Prince William County this afternoon, I want to give you this first-hand report from my perspective. Read the delegate's bills & give him opinions below.

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