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Bruce Shuttleworth, a resident of Arlington, announced today that he is a Democratic candidate for Virginia’s eighth District Congressional seat, which is held by Jim Moran.

Today, as Republicans in a Virginia State Senate committee voted to codify and expand the ability of state funded agencies to discriminate, Senator Adam Ebbin (D- Alexandria) stood up for adoption equality.

The Alexandria School Board unanimously approved a $357.8 million 2013-22 Capital Improvement Program budget last night. The budget includes $24 million in fiscal year 2013.

Governor Bob McDonnell announced today that a newly released economic impact study shows that Virginia’s burgeoning wine industry contributes almost three-quarters of a billion dollars – or $747 million – annually to Virginia’s economy, an increase of 106 percent over the figures from the last economic impact study conducted in 2005.  All major economic drivers examined in the comprehensive study showed significant double-digit percentage growth. “The Virginia wine industry has seen tremendous growth over last few years,” said McDonnell. “From beautiful new wineries starting up to more and more retail outlets and restaurants adding our wines to their shelves and menus, ...

Comcast’s Internet Essentials program, which is designed to help bridge the digital divide, has connected 41,000 families or an estimated 160,000 people, to broadband service over the past six months. Further, the company has distributed over 5500 low-cost computers to families with children who are eligible for free school lunch.

State Senator Adam Ebbin, colleagues in the Virginia state legislature and the Attorney General came together today to renew their commitment to fight human trafficking in Virginia.

The Alexandria Sanitation Authority continues its commitment to protect the environment and enhance sustainability in all of its operations by installing solar panels on the roof of its main pump station building.

On Jan. 23, the Alexandria Redevelopment & Housing Authority Board of Commissioners elected Mr. Derek Hyra as Chairman and Mr. Merrick Malone as Vice Chairman at its Annual Board meeting.

Alexandria City Public Schools’ Chief Financial Officer Jean Sina has resigned. Sina, who has worked for ACPS for two years, announced his resignation at a School Board work session on Tuesday night and thanked the Board for their leadership. He sent a letter explaining his resignation to the entire ACPS staff this morning.

The Justice Department today announced that it has entered into a comprehensive settlement agreement that will transform the Commonwealth of Virginia’s system for serving people with developmental disabilities, including intellectual disabilities, and will resolve violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act.