
Governor McAuliffe addresses General Assembly money committees
Text of remarks from Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe to members of the House Appropriations Committee and Senate Finance Committee Thursday in Richmond.

Text of remarks from Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe to members of the House Appropriations Committee and Senate Finance Committee Thursday in Richmond.

Governor Terry McAuliffe on Monday signed Executive Order 47 establishing the Governor’s Council on Youth Entrepreneurship, which shall be responsible for coordinating and implementing youth entrepreneurship initiatives and fostering the growth of the entrepreneurial ecosystem for young people in Virginia.

The Virginia Municipal League announced on Monday the winners of its annual achievement awards for excellence in local government.

When Dickson Despommier’s book The Vertical Farm: Feeding the World in the 21st Century was first published, there were no vertical farms. Now, it’s an exciting movement in U.S. food production, providing pesticide-free leafy greens and herbs to a fast-growing population.

Wilmington (56-66-Overall, 34-25-Home, 18-34-Second Half) plated the eventual game winning tally in the bottom of the eighth, snapping a tie ballgame and giving the Blue Rocks a 7-6 win over the Potomac Nationals (57-65-Overall, 28-34-Road, 24-27-Second Half) at Frawley Stadium on Wednesday night.

The 2015 Special Session of the General Assembly was over before it began.

Senior Makenzy Doniak (Chino Hills, Calif.) found the back of the net twice on Monday as No. 2 Virginia defeated Maryland in PKs in a preseason exhibition match at Klöckner Stadium.

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced Wednesday that Virginia has been awarded more than $50 million in federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funds from the Justice Department’s Office for Victims of Crime (OVC).

Mauricio Dubon stole home, Wendell Rijo scored from second on a groundout and the Salem Red Sox used aggressive baserunning to sprint past the Frederick Keys 3-2 on a rainy Thursday night at LewisGale Field.

I overuse sports analogies, so keep that in mind when I tell you how I judge the end of each of my days, by asking myself if I was able to move the chains.
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