
Ken Plum: Sine die
Virginia’s state law-making body, the General Assembly, adjourned sine die, until another day, this past Sunday one day later than its scheduled adjournment date.

Virginia’s state law-making body, the General Assembly, adjourned sine die, until another day, this past Sunday one day later than its scheduled adjournment date.

Fair Health Care VA today applauded the General Assembly for passing House Bill 2126, which improves patient access to healthcare by reforming health insurance step therapy or “fail first” protocols.

The Shenandoah Valley Travel Association has received a $10,000 grant from the Virginia Tourism Corporation “50 Years of Love” grant fund.

Harrisonburg Tourism and Visitor Services has received a $10,000 grant from the Virginia Tourism Corporation “50 Years of Love” grant fund.

Gas prices in Virginia have risen 6.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.19/g yesterday, according to the GasBuddy daily survey of 4,081 stations in Virginia.

The City of Staunton will receive a $431,200 grant award through the Virginia Brownfields Restoration and Economic Redevelopment Fund (VBAF) for Staunton Crossing.

Students from 143 Virginia elementary schools and their families are set to read the same book together in March. The official kickoff date is Friday, March 1, for each of the 60,000 participating students to receive their own copies of “Cleo Edison Oliver: Playground Millionaire” by Sundee T. Frazier.

James Madison University has earned level three autonomy – the highest level of management autonomy for public institutions of higher education in Virginia. The management agreement between the Commonwealth of Virginia and the university was included in HB 2290 and SB 1386, which became law on Thursday.

George Mason (15-12, 9-5) got off to a great start on Homecoming Saturday but could not put together a complete performance, dropping a tough 79-78 contest to visiting Duquesne inside EagleBank Arena.

Biological invasions by non-native organisms are one of the most important aspects of rapid global change, costing the global economy greater than $1 trillion annually. Globally, biological invasions also decimate local flora and fauna, contribute to disease outbreaks and agricultural loss, and threaten human health.
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