
Robert Hurt: Ensuring working families can save for college
It is vital that hardworking American families have access to financial planning programs that help them prepare for the rapidly rising costs of college.

It is vital that hardworking American families have access to financial planning programs that help them prepare for the rapidly rising costs of college.

Virginia was one of the first states in the union to pass legislation mandating the human papillomavirus vaccine for sixth-grade girls in an effort to prevent cervical cancer and other types of sexually transmitted cancers.

Senate Republicans failed on Tuesday to approve a constitutional amendment that openly conflicts with federal law.

In advance of a rare joint congressional hearing to be held this Wednesday, elected officials called on members of the state’s congressional delegation to support restoring protections to 57% of Virginia’s streams, including those that feed into the Chesapeake Bay.

The House Republican Classroom Success Agenda for the 2015 General Assembly has found broad bipartisan support in passing the House of Delegates.

It’s hard to believe that we are already in the fourth week of the General Assembly session. Hundreds of bills are making their way through Senate committees in Richmond, as “crossover day” approaches.

As part of its plan to enhance safety in the UVA community, the University of Virginia has contracted with international security firm G4S to provide a friendly security presence in neighborhoods frequented by students.

The Heifetz International Music Institute is hosting a special “Heifetz On Tour Scholarship Concert” to benefit the Institute’s new Shenandoah Scholarship campaign.

UVA suffered its first loss of the 2014-2015 season Saturday night, and dropped a spot in both national polls in the aftermath.

Can brushing your teeth or using an exfoliating face or body wash be an act of pollution? Perhaps so, because over 1,000 personal care products contain tiny plastic “microbeads,” each about a half millimeter in diameter.
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