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At the vacant Macy’s in Alexandria, the Carpenter’s Shelter, a nonprofit group, moved into its temporary home last weekend, 15 months after the last shopper rang out. The former store now provides 60 beds, hot meals and showers for families and for single men and women who are having trouble finding a place to live in a city with a scarcity of affordable housing.

Hampton University’s CPP Latest Poll Shows VA Voter Shift from Clinton to Trump Post Email Investigation 11/02/2016 – #80 Hampton University Center for Public Policy Hampton, Va.— The latest Hampton University Center for Public Policy (CPP) poll reveals that the FBI’s decision to reopen the Hillary Clinton email investigation may have triggered a boost for Donald Trump with likely voters in Virginia. Democratic Presidential nominee Clinton had a two point lead before the email news story broke on Friday Oct. 28. She is now trailing three points behind Republican Presidential nominee Trump. With only six days left before the November...

EXCERPT: Pr. William Property Tax Cut Proposed Rate Would Fall 15 Cents, Mitigating Rise in Values Prince William County homeowners would see a cut of nearly 15 cents in the property tax rate under a spending plan proposed yesterday to the county supervisors. The reduction is the largest proposed so far in Northern Virginia as localities launch the spring budget season. Real estate values have skyrocketed throughout the area, and taxpayers have clamored for cuts in the rate at which their property is taxed. ... The Prince William Taxpayers Alliance, an anti-tax group, would like the average increase to "be...