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The Republican Standard
- May 6, 2022
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According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, Boeing Co., a leading defense contractor and one of the world’s two dominant manufacturers of airline planes is expected to move its headquarters from Chicago to the Washington, D.C., area. After a challenging time for the plane-making company, Richard Aboulafia, an analyst with consultant AeroDynamic Advisory, […]

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The Republican Standard
- April 27, 2022
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The Arlington County Board voted unanimously Saturday to approve plans for development at Amazon’s HQ2, including the Helix, an up to 350-foot high spiral-shaped tower with indoor meeting spaces and a walking paths on the outside. The PenPlace plan also includes three 22-story office buildings, public park space, and retail pavilions. The vote concludes a […]

Eric Burk is a reporter at The Virginia Star and The Star News Network. ...
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The Republican Standard
- April 1, 2022
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The Arlington Police Department is being forced to change how they deliver service due to funding issues and staffing shortage. As previously reported, the Arlington Police Department is struggling finically, Arlington county was one of the districts to freeze law enforcement’s merit-based pay increases for FY2021 and FY2022. Coupled with the nationwide anti-law enforcement narrative […]

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The Republican Standard
- March 30, 2022
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Following President Biden’s announcement of a $5.8 trillion budget, two labor groups that support police officers in Arlington, Virginia, are pushing their own county’s board to address starting pay ahead of its annual budget discussions. With the Arlington County Board discussing its upcoming Fiscal Year 2023 budget, the Arlington Coalition of Police and the Arlington […]

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The Republican Standard
- March 2, 2019
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After an unorthodox start to their presence in Virginia, the General Assembly establishes rules governing motorized scooters and skateboards.

Alex Lemieux is a Richmond-based editor with The Republican Standard. ...