Virginia Tech awarded nearly $500K to accelerate Appalachia forest farming industry
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Nearly $500,000 from an initiative of the ARC will fund the start of a project to accelerate Appalachia’s forest farming industry.
Search Results for Tim Kaine
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Childcare isn’t a family issue: It’s an economic competitiveness issue
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The average annual cost of childcare for a child under 6 is $10,600, which comes to just over $200 per week. That’s for one kid. For two, the cost is more than the average monthly mortgage payments in 44 states and the District of Columbia.
Amid affordable housing crisis, Alexandria complex appears to be raising rates, threatening evictions
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Two U.S. Senators sent a letter to a real estate owner in Alexandria expressing concerns of tenants at an affordable housing complex.
More post-Dobbs: Republicans using decision to try to punish women servicemembers
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Another consequence of the Dobbs decision is Republicans in Congress fighting to bar women servicemembers stationed in states with restrictive anti-abortion laws from being able to travel to states where they can get abortions if needed.
Roe v. Wade anniversary: Legislators push to restore the right to seek abortion care
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On the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, legislators have introduced a bill to protect the right of women to cross state lines to seek abortion care.
Senate committee passes bill with directives to strengthen mental health care
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The Senate Armed Services Committee has passed the National Defense Authorization Act which includes provisions to improve access to mental health care.
Equality Act: ‘Nobody should face discrimination based on whom they love’
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United State legislators have reintroduced the Equality Act, legislation that would protect LGBTQ+ Americans from discrimination.
FAA reauthorization bill on indefinite delay in U.S. Senate over pilot training amendment
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A markup of the FAA reauthorization bill is officially on an indefinite delay after an ongoing dispute over a pilot training amendment.
Enshrining the right to contraception: Legislation would reverse state restrictions
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More than 50 years ago, the Supreme Court recognized the American right of women to contraception in Griswold v. Connecticut.
FAA awards more than $4.2M to seven Virginia airports for improvements
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More than $4.2 million in federal funding will make infrastructure improvements possible at airports across the Commonwealth.
