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It’s official – the state is enduring another budget shortfall. “I directed executive agencies in July to prepare budget reduction plans at the 5, 10 and 15 percent levels so that we can make decisions promptly. I began review of these plans last month and will be prepared to announce and implement decisions in early…
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Wednesday, Aug. 19 – Remarks by President Obama honoring 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup champ Jimmie Johnson – Press briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs
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An $80 million grant from the federal stimulus will fund improvements to wastewater-treatment plants across the Commonwealth, including here in the Valley. Augusta County will get $364,964 to go toward the installation of solar panels at wastewater-treatment plant pump stations across the county, according to the office of Gov. Tim Kaine, who on Tuesday accepted…
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Democratic lieutenant-governor nominee Jody Wagner was endorsed by the Virginia Education Association at an event in Richmond on Monday. Speaking to a group of educators attending a roundtable event led by Wagner, Dr. Kitty J. Boitnott, chair of the VEA Fund for Children and Public Education, cited Wagner’s long-standing commitment to public education, saying “We…
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The James Madison University football program’s annual “Meet the Dukes Day” is scheduled for Aug. 29 at Bridgeforth Stadium/Zane Showker Field. The event gives fans the opportunity to meet the nationally ranked Dukes’ players and coaches and is open to the public with no admission charge.
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Gov. Timothy M. Kaine on Monday toured the renovated, environmentally friendly Virginia Association of Counties headquarters where he highlighted the benefits of green construction and green roofs. The VaCo headquarters on Main Street in Richmond was built in 1866 and recently was completely renovated using LEED standards.
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“Which one of your candidates is the one that fired his campaign manager?” I happened to be standing at the Staunton-Augusta Democratic Party booth at the Augusta County Fair last week when that question was directed at a volunteer. The reference was to a report from University of Virginia politics professor Larry Sabato from earlier…
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“You’d think he could get somebody to vote with him every once in a while,” a friend who is a longtime local Republican leader was telling me this week at the Augusta County Fair about Dickie Bell, the GOP nominee in the 20th House District. I had just said something to her about how I…
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You’re on the spot, Coach Matthews. Are your JMU Dukes a playoff team this year? “That’s a good question. We’re pretty good. I think we’ll be – we think every team is going to be better than the team we had last year. I don’t know about playoffs,” Matthews began his answer to the reporter’s…
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Sen. Creigh Deeds, the Democratic nominee for governor, announced the formation of Nurses for Deeds on Thursday in Portsmouth. Sen. Deeds, Sen. Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth) and retired nurse Anne Rawley spoke about the challenges that face the health care system in Virginia, and the significant differences between Deeds and his opponent on choice and women’s…
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