
Virginia House Democrats respond to Republican budget
The House Democratic Caucus released the following statements on the budget that passed today in the House of Delegates.

The House Democratic Caucus released the following statements on the budget that passed today in the House of Delegates.

Behind a first-half surge that saw the James Madison women’s lacrosse team earn a seven-goal advantage on Virginia Tech, the Dukes came away with their first victory of the 2015 season in a 13-8 win over the Hokies on Thompson Field Thursday afternoon.

The UVA baseball team starts its 2015 regular season this weekend with a three-game series at East Carolina. The season opener is slated for 3 p.m. Friday at Clark-LeClair Stadium in Greenville, N.C. Because of impending inclement weather on Sunday, the teams now will wrap up the series with a doubleheader beginning at noon Saturday.

In response to President Obama Wednesday morning sending proposed language for an Authorization of use of Military Force (AUMF) against ISIS to Congress, Peace Action, the largest peace group in the U.S. released the following statement by its policy and political director, Paul Kawika Martin.

Longwood shut down Radford’s leading scorer Javonte Green, but five of his teammates stepped up to score in double figures and lead the Highlanders to an 80-75 win over Longwood Wednesday evening at the Dedmon Center.

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) offered support today for several safety improvements announced by the National Capital Region’s Metro oversight board (WMATA) and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) in response to the fatal Jan. 12 incident at Metro’s L’Enfant Plaza station.

We can go ahead and feel solid adding former NBC News anchor and managing editor to the Wikipedia entry for Brian Williams, who is clearly done as far as those roles are concerned.

Today the Senate of Virginia voted in favor of a bill that would shroud Virginia’s lethal injection process in secrecy.

UVA basketball coach Tony Bennett pushed the incline on the treadmill up a little steeper this morning, steeling himself for the challenge up ahead for his second-ranked Cavaliers, who will have to finish the 2014-2015 regular season without second-leading scorer Justin Anderson.

Sarah Armstrong, a longtime public-school educator, will help teachers earn master’s degrees in her new role as director of the MA in Education program at Eastern Mennonite University.
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