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Council members said Thursday they don't support the construction of a new Washington Commanders stadium at RFK. And in Virginia, the General Assembly is tabling legislation intended to lure the Commanders to the commonwealth. Democratic Virginia Senate Majority Leader Dick Prince William County to reach data center capacity by 2035 06/09/2022 03:52pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. A new report estimates that Prince William County could run out of space to meet demand for the data center industry by 2035. The report Report cites potential fraud risk in District's COVID-19 emergency contracts 06/09/2022 04:43am • A report released by the D.C. Office of Inspector General says the District could have exposed itself to potential fraud in its handling of nearly half a billion dollars worth of COVID-19 emergency contracts. 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