State Senate blocks minimum-wage increase legislation on party-line votes
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Senate Republicans defeated a pair of bills to increase the minimum wage in Virginia on party-line 21-19 votes.
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CEO of American Civil War Museum to give 2019 Founders Day address at W&L
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Christy Coleman, CEO of the American Civil War Museum, will be the featured speaker at Washington and Lee University’s Founders Day/Omicron Delta Kappa Convocation at 5 p.m. on Jan. 22 in Lee Chapel.
Senate Democrats bills to protect reproductive healthcare killed in committee
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Bills to remove the requirements that women undergo a transabdominal ultrasound prior to abortion and that a second trimester abortion must be preformed in a hospital were killed in party-line committee votes on Thursday.
Commonwealth Transportation Board releases draft Smart Scale project scores
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The Commonwealth Transportation Board this week released scores for transportation projects that have been vetted and validated through the third round of the Smart Scale prioritization program.
Men’s tennis: UVA opens dual match season on Thursday
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The UVA men’s tennis team will open the dual match portion of the 2018-19 season by hosting William & Mary at the Boar’s Head Sports Club on Thursday at 6 p.m.
Senate Democrats applaud passage of ERA
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Senate Democratic Leader Dick Saslaw (D-Fairfax) and Senate Democratic Caucus Chair Mamie Locke (D-Hampton) comment on passage of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in the Senate.
Virginia Space Grant Consortium receives award from Virginia Mathematics & Science Coalition
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The Virginia Earth System Science Scholars program, offered by the Virginia Space Grant Consortium, has received the prestigious 2019 Programs That Work Award from the Virginia Mathematics & Science Coalition.
Equality Virginia is sponsoring billboards to highlight anti-LGBT discrimination in the state
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Equality Virginia has launched a month-long community education campaign to increase awareness about the fact that it is still legal in Virginia to discriminate against gay and transgender people.
Virginia Tech wallops UVA, takes Virginia Duals
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The Virginia wrestling team (9-6) took a second-place finish at the Virginia Duals this weekend, falling in the finals to No. 13 Virginia Tech (5-2) by a score of 36-5 on Saturday night at the Hampton Coliseum.
College wrestling: UVA downs No. 16 Arizona State in Virginia Duals semifinal
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The UVA wrestling team (9-5) used three bonus-point victories, including two wins by pin, on the way to a 23-16 victory over No. 16 Arizona State (2-5) in the semifinals of the Virginia Duals on Saturday afternoon.
