Newsworthy

Chris Graham

Friday, July 24 – Bills in Congress could impact voter disenfranchisement in Virginia Thursday, July 23 – State health department reports swine-flu death Wednesday, July 22 – Kaine statement on recovery of Cho records – Kaine calls special legislative session to deal with fallout from Melendez-Diaz decision Tuesday, July 21 – Kaine announces formation of…

Loan program to help state employees

Contributors

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine today announced the establishment of the Virginia State Employee Loan Program, a unique partnership to help meet the short term loan needs of state employees as they manage through the worst economic crisis in generations. The pilot program, a partnership between the Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign (CVC) and Virginia Credit Union…

News from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

Chris Graham

– Press briefing with Robert Gibbs, Wednesday, July 1, 2009 – Pool report on Obama health-care town hall – Remarks of President Barack Obama at Health Care Town Hall in Annandale, Va., Wednesday, July 1, 2009 – Q-and-A from the health-care town hall – Vice President Biden launches broadband initiative  

Report details Virginia’s transportation challenges

Chris Graham

A new report released today by Smart Growth America, www.smartgrowthamerica.org/, and the Coalition for Smarter Growth, www.smartergrowth.net, based on official data of the states’ American Reinvestment and Recovery Act transportation funding decisions thus far, found that Virginia flexed funding to key freight and passenger rail investments, but failed to spend all that it could on…

In the News

Chris Graham

– Local News: Staunton appoints new fire chief – Sports: Waynesboro Generals game postponed – Economy: Consumer Price Index up in May – Local News: EMU residence hall to run on solar – Event: Presidential Library to host history camp – State News: Kaine signs veterans legislation