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The Staunton Senior Center continued in its support of the Ms. Virginia Senior America Pageant by providing coffee for the orientation meeting that was held in the Wintergarden Room of Gypsy Hill Place on Thursday, February 21.
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Not only did the 2013 session of the General Assembly end on time last Saturday, but it also ended on a high note. Having sat through a couple of decades of failed efforts to pass meaningful legislation addressing our transportation needs, I was not optimistic that we would be successful this year. The Governor’s proposal to fix a billion dollar problem with a revenue-neutral solution did not give me much hope. I was both amazed and delighted when the House passed a transportation funding bill by a vote of 60 to 40 that provides new revenue to meet road and transit needs.
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A bipartisan effort to improve Virginia’s deteriorating transportation infrastructure is a key difference in the gubernatorial race between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Ken Cuccinelli.
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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine today announced additional members of his Virginia and Washington, D.C.,-based Senate staff.
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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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Gov. Bob McDonnell sent a letter this morning to President Obama and Virginia’s congressional delegation calling for immediate action to prevent the implementation of the sequester.
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) on Thursday introduced Startup Act 3.0, an updated version of a bipartisan jobs and high-skilled immigration plan to strengthen the economic recovery through the creation and growth of new businesses.
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A bipartisan 26-14 State Senate vote would raise more than $900 million annually for transportation maintenance and new construction.
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Gov. Bob McDonnell’s transportation funding plan is on life support in the Virginia General Assembly, and the Republican is pointing the finger at Senate Democrats, who voted en masse to block the package in a series of votes on Tuesday.
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The House of Delegates voted Tuesday to advance Gov. Bob McDonnell’s transportation package that eliminates the state gas tax and raises the state sales tax as a way to raise revenues for roads maintenance and construction.
