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Lt. Gov. Northam Hails F.C. Dem Potluck

Virginia Lieutenant Governor Ralph Northam was the keynote speaker for over 120 attendees of the annual Jefferson-Jackson potluck hosted by the Falls Church City Democratic Committee (FCCDC) last Sunday at

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4 of 7 on City Council Resolved To Slash $912,000 from Schools

As the Falls Church City Council moves to adopt its Fiscal Year 2017 budget this coming Monday night, the News-Press has learned there are at least four who are reinforcing each others’ resolve to defy the recommendation of City Manager Wyatt Shields and to force $912,600 in cuts to the School Board’s adopted budget in order to adopt a budget with no real estate tax rate increase.

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F.C. School Board Scrambles To Find Ways to Cut Programs

Three scenarios for how to cut $912,600 from the Falls Church School Board’s adopted Fiscal Year 2017 budget were delineated by Superintendent Dr. Toni Jones late yesterday afternoon in anticipation of the City Council cutting that sum when it votes on the budget Monday night.

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