The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia will discuss a proposal to rename George Mason University’s law school after late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Monday in Lexington.
(WTOP)
An immigration rally encouraging Virginia residents to pursue citizenship in time to vote in the 2016 presidential election will take place on Wednesday, May 18, at Patrick Henry Elementary School in Arlington at 7:30 p.m.
(ARLnow)
The Washington Monument closed on Saturday due to elevator technical issues. It will remain closed through Monday morning.
(WTOP)
Striking union officials from Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers will meet with Verizon to resume negotiations on Tuesday. The strike launched on April 13 when approximately 39,000 employees from D.C., Virginia and eight other eastern states protested as Verizon reportedly considered freezing pensions and bringing aboard more contract workers.
(NBC4 Washington)
The Arlington County Board approved a 0.25 percent increase to the transient occupancy tax on Saturday that will raise $1 million to be applied toward bolstering travel and tourism.
(ABC 7 News)
