
UVA infectious diseases expert answers key questions about Zika virus
The World Health Organization is warning that the Zika virus is “spreading explosively” in South America.

The World Health Organization is warning that the Zika virus is “spreading explosively” in South America.

Printpack, one of the largest flexible packaging converters in the United States, will invest $25.7 million to expand its manufacturing operation in the City of Newport News.

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced today that the Navy is providing additional predictability to the ship repair industry.

Student leaders from 20 Virginia colleges traveled to Capitol Hill to discuss tthe impact of rising student loan obligations.

A Senate committee voted Thursday to defeat SB53, a bill proposed by Sen. Mamie Locke that would repeal Virginia’s mandatory ultrasound rule.

Virginia’s growth moderated since 2010, reaching nearly 8.4 million as of July 1, 2015, according to the UVA Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.

Nearly 80 percent of the almost 1,000 fatal drug overdoses in Virginia in 2014 involved prescription painkillers or heroin.

Healthcare stakeholders are joining together to urge the Virginia General Assembly to enhance and protect Virginia’s Certificate of Public Need program.

The House Commerce and Labor Subcommittee #1 effectively killed four bills that would have raised the minimum wage in Virginia.

The Equal Rights Amendment cleared the floor of the Virginia Senate for the fifth time in six years.
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