At the first public meeting since the announcement of the new Amazon HQ2 location in Crystal City, Arlington County Board members disclosed that it took a backseat to Virginia state government in negotiations to clench the deal with the online retail giant. The Board also said that Virginia limited the […]
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About a hundred people protested at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in Fairfax County, Va. today, saying that the agency inflicts violence on immigrant families and communities. They demanded that Members of Congress cut off funding for ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol and […]
Facing long odds, residents of southwest and central Virginia remain confident their organizing efforts will lead to victories over pipeline companies that want to seize their land through eminent domain to build major natural gas transmission lines. Virginia has a reputation as a business-friendly state where politicians do the bidding […]