Updates from The Hill

Chris Graham

Wednesday, July 29 – Perriello joins Dairy Farmers Caucus – HUD grants approved for affordable rental housing in Virginia Tuesday, July 28 – Warner hosts broadband summit – Perriello bill to extend medical benefits to people who care for disabled vets passes Monday, July 27 – Perriello discuss progress on legislation to protect D-Day Memorial

Dueling cross-party endorsements

Chris Graham

Republicans for Deeds. A prominent Democrat for McDonnell. The fight for the center is on. “Eighteen years ago, I came to Richmond as a freshman delegate with both Creigh Deeds and Bob McDonnell,” former Roanoke Republican State Sen. Brandon Bell said this week at the launch of what is formally known as Virginians for Deeds,…

Newsworthy

Chris Graham

Friday, July 17 – Virginia Bioinformatics Institute researchers present systems biology as a clinical approach to cancer Thursday, July 16 – eVA passes $20B purchase mark – ACLU praises Newport News for action allowing tea party Thursday, July 16 – eVA passes $20B purchase mark – ACLU praises Newport News for action allowing tea party…

The Deeds’ Obama question

Chris Graham

Wonder if there might have been more to the scheduling conflict that kept Creigh Deeds away from that Barack Obama health-care town hall in Annandale last week? “You could argue in light of these numbers that it wouldn’t be that helpful for Creigh Deeds to have Barack Obama come and campaign for him. At the…

Earth Talk | Insulating paints

Dear EarthTalk: Do insulating paints actually insulate and save energy? If they do, are they environmentally friendly to use? – Bob Dibrindisi, Easthampton, Mass. Paint additives that claim insulating qualities have been marketed since the late 1990s, but energy research organizations have not confirmed their insulating value. For its part, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…

VDOT issues travel advisory for Fourth

Chris Graham

The Virginia Department of Transportation will help ease Fourth of July holiday weekend travel by opening lanes temporarily closed for construction or maintenance work on major roadways. The lanes will be open from noon Friday, July 3, until noon Monday, July 6. Long-term construction zones with concrete barriers and orange barrels will remain in place.