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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has allocated an additional $2.3 million to Virginia for fiscal year 2015 from the Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) and the Intercity Bus Grant Program.
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In response to the EPA release of the Clean Power Plan, its final emissions regulations for existing power plants, Virginia’s Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam released the following statement.
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Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement on the United States’ final plan to reduce emissions of the carbon pollution responsible for climate change, which calls on U.S. power plants to generate 32% less carbon pollution by the year 2030 than they do today.
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Republicans in the Virginia House of Delegates criticized the proposed Clean Power Plan rule released by President Barack Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency Monday and called on Governor Terry McAuliffe to delay implementation of the rule because of the likelihood of litigation and the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down a previous EPA rule.
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James Madison women’s basketball unveiled a challenging non-conference slate for the 2015-16 season on Friday, including three teams with appearances in the 2015 NCAA Tournament.
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In a career of firsts, Old Dominion University Lady Monarch great Nancy Lieberman hit another milestone today as the NBA’s Sacramento Kings officially announced she was joining the team as an assistant coach.
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City Manager Maurice Jones announced today that, effective August 1, Leslie Beauregard and Mike Murphy will be promoted to Assistant City Managers for the City of Charlottesville.
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A new partnership between the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Hampton University was created to increase the presence of those underrepresented in medical schools and in the health care professions.
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This week marks the start of harvest season for Virginia watermelon growers. Among them is Mike Grizzard, who grows more than 40,000 pounds of watermelons on 40 acres in Southampton County.
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Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today the creation of the Virginia International Trade Alliance (VITAL), a new initiative managed by the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) that will increase international trade in Virginia.
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