
HUD approves $50,000 in funding for Pamunkey Tribe
The Pamunkey Indian Nation will receive $50,282 from HUD for the development and management of affordable housing.

The Pamunkey Indian Nation will receive $50,282 from HUD for the development and management of affordable housing.

The 400 Years of African American History Act would establish a commission to plan programs and activities in 2019 to recognize the arrival and influence of Africans in America.

The United States Senate voted 96-0 Wednesday to pass the North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act, which strengthens our nation’s ability to sanction North Korea.

State leaders welcomed the groundbreaking of a Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (FASTC) at Fort Pickett in Blackstone, Virginia.

Attorney General Mark Herring testified on the heroin and prescription drug addiction epidemic, in particular its potential to impact older Virginians.

NASA has awarded a new multiyear contract to Orbital ATK, a Virginia based company, to deliver cargo and supplies to the International Space Station from spaceports.

A group of senators is seeking more information on the agency’s efforts to inform consumers and health care providers about prescription drug costs.

The Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy’s 2015 Annual Meeting will be held Tuesday, Dec. 8, and the center’s annual legislative day, the 2016 Day for All People, will be held Wednesday, Jan. 20, both in Richmond..

Jim Webb dropped out of the Democratic Party presidential race this week, and said he is considering a run for president as an independent. Don’t count on that happening.

Former Virginia U.S. Sen. Jim Webb is reportedly considering a run for president as an independent. The Webb campaign said in a statement that Webb will hold a news conference on Tuesday at the National Press Club in Washington.
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