Fairfax News |
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today introduced legislation to remedy a change in tax code which drastically increased tax burdens on the child survivors of first responders. The tax increase, caused by the 2017 GOP tax bill, was brought to Beyer’s attention by a constituent whose family members, the children of a deceased firefighter, had been hit with such a tax… Read more »
WAMU 88.5 |
Transportation planning procrastinators: This is for you.
You’ve heard of the Blue and Yellow Line closures this summer, but you’ll get to it tomorrow. You still have time, right?
Well, it’s that time.
Six Blue and Yellow Line stations in Virginia close this Saturday for the entire summer. They’ll re-open Sept. 9, but may still need occasional weekend… Read more »
Falls Church News Press |
U.S. Rep. Don Beyer, who represents the 8th District of Virginia that includes the City of Falls Church, today issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Equality Act, a bill enshrining nationwide civil rights protections for LGBTQ Americans:
“This historic vote is the first time a chamber of Congress has… Read more »
Virginia Mercury |
U.S. House lawmakers on Friday voted to approve sweeping legislation aimed at barring discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in spite of broad opposition from House Republicans.
In a major step for LGBTQ rights advocates, the House approved the bill, dubbed the Equality Act, by a vote of 236-173, including eight Republican… Read more »
Fairfax Connections |
Thousands of furloughed government employees suffered during the shutdown. Many were forced to seek public and and/or private assistance to meet basic needs and financial obligations. But during their ordeals, those government employees knew that when they returned to work they would eventually receive back pay.
The same is not true for the businesses and… Read more »
Newsweek |
A chorus of Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee is now calling for an investigation into the National Rifle Association’s tax-exempt status after an explosive report from The New Yorker detailed alleged financial improprieties at the gun rights organization.
On Thursday, Congressman Brad Schneider, a member of the House Ways and Means Committee,… Read more »
Fairfax County Times |
The 35-day shutdown that brought much of the federal government to a standstill in January has mostly left front pages and cable news cycles, supplanted by more recent crises, but for many workers and businesses in Northern Virginia, the pain of that experience still lingers almost four months later.
A special police officer for 17 years, Tamela Worthen… Read more »
CNN |
A painting of two migrant children holding a sign that reads "Bring Our Mom Back" will hang in the US Capitol for the next year as one of the winners of the Congressional Art Competition for high school students.
Dominick Cocozza, 17, of Virginia made the painting -- titled "Immigration" -- which features two concerned-looking children holding the sign. He… Read more »
ABC News |
President Donald Trump is still fighting Congress over the release of his tax returns, but a new report on Tuesday analyzing his official Internal Revenue Service tax transcripts, with the figures from his federal tax forms, shows he lost over $1 billion from 1985 to 1994.
The documents show Trump's businesses lost $1.17 billion over the 10 years,… Read more »
ARL Now |
A powerful painting about immigration by a Yorktown High School student is now set to hang in the U.S. Capitol.
The art features two young children looking to the side with pinched expressions while one of them holds a sign that reads, “Bring Our Mom Back.”
The artist behind the work is 17-year-old Dominick Cocozza, who notes on his website that his passion… Read more »
