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A 10-member General Assembly conference committee has reported out a compromise on transportation funding that would cut gas taxes, raise the states sales tax and divert money from the state budget currently going to schools, law enforcement and other core government services.
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) is highlighting a new economic analysis revealing that Virginia would be hurt more than almost any other state from the sweeping automatic federal budget cuts scheduled to take effect in two weeks under the sequester plan.
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At just over 40 years old, the gaming industry is approaching a fresh generation of living room entertainment with the newest set of video game consoles. Nintendo’s brand-new console, the WiiU, was released on Nov. 18. This release marked the beginning of the eighth generation of video games.
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Mark Cockerton scored a career-high six goals and the Virginia Cavaliers (2-0) cruised to an 18-4 triumph over the visiting VMI Keydets (0-3), Tuesday evening at Klöckner Stadium. The win is UVa’s 30th-straight mid-week contest, dating back to 2001.
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The House and State Senate have passed very different transportation funding plans, meaning the two plans will now head to a conference committee to try to iron out those differences.
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Connor Bach had a solid performance in his first career weekend start and Rob Dickinson went 3 for 5 with two doubles, but the Alabama Crimson Tide scored four runs in the sixth inning to turn the game around and post a 7-4 victory over the VMI Keydets in NCAA baseball action Sunday afternoon at Sewell-Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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After JMU rallied with five runs in the top of the ninth for the lead, Coastal Carolina answered back with two runs without the aid of a hit in the bottom of the ninth to claim an 8-7 decision in a non-conference baseball game on Sunday afternoon at TicketReturn.com Field.
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Once again, the VMI Keydets jumped out to an early lead on the road, but the Alabama Crimson Tide scored six straight runs in the early innings and turned back a late VMI rally with three eighth-inning tallies en route to a 10-5 win, in NCAA baseball action Saturday afternoon at Sewell-Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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During legislative sessions in Virginia there is far too much partisan bickering, currying to special interests and in recent years doing the things that appear on late-night comedy shows. These events tend to overshadow the amount of time that legislators work amicably together, regardless of political party and without personal gain, to solve complex problems to make the Commonwealth a better place to live. The negative forces at work in the legislature help to contrast the significant moments when statesmanship prevails.
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U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Friday sent a letter to the heads of the Consumer Financial Protection Board and the Federal Trade Commission urging them to take action to improve consumer credit reporting.
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