
McDonnell trumpets $31M in higher education budget amendments
Gov. Bob McDonnell announced Monday in a presentation to the General Assembly joint money committees his higher education budget amendments, totaling an additional $31 million.

Gov. Bob McDonnell announced Monday in a presentation to the General Assembly joint money committees his higher education budget amendments, totaling an additional $31 million.

The cost of gasoline dropped 7.4 percent last month, the U. S. Labor Department reported on Friday. That’s the biggest drop in almost four years, government economists say.

Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling joined local legislators, officials and businessmen in Danville on Friday to announce his opposition to uranium mining and milling in Virginia:

John Cena, on a conference call promoting the upcoming “Tribute to the Troops” specials on USA and NBC, is a fan of the post-Attitude WWE.

Gov. Bob McDonnell joined Del. Kirk Cox and former Secretary of Education Jim Dyke, leaders from the Virginia School Boards Association, Virginia Association of School Superintendents, Virginia Association of Elementary School Principals, Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals and key business leaders on Thursday to announce part one of his 2013 K-12 education reform legislative agenda.

Gov. Bob McDonnell applauded the award of an offshore wind technology demonstration grant to a Virginia utility and announced today the beginning of a geological survey of the Virginia Wind Energy Area (WEA), encompassing 112,799 acres 23.5 nautical miles offshore Virginia Beach and the Port of Hampton Roads. Both of these projects support a Commonwealth goal to accelerate commercial leasing and development of the Virginia WEA and offshore energy industry supply chain.

As cooler weather approaches, we should all be aware that commensal rodents (the kind that can live closely with humans) are looking for a warm and inviting place to spend the winter. And that could very well be your home or business!

Gov. Bob McDonnell will propose to eliminate the accelerated sales tax for half of Virginia Businesses now paying it by Fiscal Year 2014, in his proposed budget amendments on Monday.

Moments in political history are hard to spot. However, I think I may have spotted one ten months ago. On Friday, February 10, 2012, at around 2:15 pm, there was a changing of the Old Guard of the Grand Old Party of the Old Dominion. That’s a lot of old. But that’s Virginia. Its past is never past.

Richmond guard Kendall Anthony converted one of two free throw attempts with 4.7 seconds left to pull out an 83-82 overtime win against James Madison in a non-conference basketball game Saturday night at the JMU Convocation Center.
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