A $23,000 grant recently awarded to Prince William County Public Schools will support a program to teach 150-200 students across the county how their local, state, and federal governments work, give them an understanding of how to change public policy, and provide hands-on experience researching and debating current issues in the community.

Virginia Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA-1), whose district includes part of Prince William County, will be the guest host of the Dec. 30 John Fredericks Morning Radio Show. This will be Wittman's fifth guest hosting appearance. Among his guests will be Del. Richard Anderson (R) of Woodbridge.

Prince William County Department of Social Services recently hosted a team of social services administrators and frontline workers from the Zhe Jiang Province in China.

Attorney General Mark Herring announced Dec. 16 that he has reached a settlement with MoneyKey, Inc., a Delaware-based online consumer lender, for alleged violations of the state's consumer finance statutes and the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (VCPA).

Gov. Terry McAuliffe outlined his budget goals and proposals Dec. 17 to the budget committee members of the State Senate and the House of Delegates. Here is a copy of his remarks as prepared for delivery to the legislators.

Prince William Chamber of Commerce will host the Prince William delegation to the Virginia General Assembly at the annual "Legislative Kick-off" on Wednesday, Dec.16, from 8 to 10 a.m. at Old Hickory Golf Club, 11921 Chanceford Drive near County Center in Woodbridge.

Governor Terry McAuliffe says he will seek a total of $1,074,000 in his proposed biennial budget in order to meet unmet demand and move the Commonwealth closer to ending childhood hunger. This is up from $537,000 for 244 schools in the last budget.

With the clock ticking on the federal government’s fiscal calendar, Congresswoman Barbara Comstock (R-VA) Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) and Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA) are preparing legislation to protect federal employees from a government shutdown. The Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act would guarantee back pay for all furloughed workers in the event of a shutdown.