
Virginia included in hemp crop insurance pilot program
Virginia congressional leaders secured Virginia’s inclusion in a Federal Yield-Based Industrial Hemp Crop Insurance Program being developed on behalf of the USDA.

Virginia congressional leaders secured Virginia’s inclusion in a Federal Yield-Based Industrial Hemp Crop Insurance Program being developed on behalf of the USDA.

Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol a bipartisan, bicameral congressional delegation, leading national advocacy groups, and the families of Heather Heyer and Khalid Jabara called for swift passage of the NO HATE Act.

AARP Virginia has joined dozens of AARP state offices and volunteers from across the country in Washington, D.C., to urge federal lawmakers to pass legislation to lower prescription drug prices.

Over the next few years, athletics and student health facilities at UVA will undergo a dramatic transformation as the school’s Athletics Master Plan takes shape and a new Student Health and Wellness Center opens on Brandon Avenue.

Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) today introduced the Fort Monroe National Monument Land Acquisition Act to allow the Commonwealth of Virginia to transfer approximately 40 acres of coastal land to the Fort Monroe National Monument.

The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute will receive $15 million in federal funding to support research on safe automated driving integration.

Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) today voiced strong opposition to the Trump administration’s plan to divert $3.6 billion in military construction funds, including by taking away more than $77 million in funding from four projects in the Hampton Roads region.

More than 100 conservation easements for working farms and forests have been secured through the Virginia Farmland Preservation Fund.

Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) attended and spoke at the commemoration ceremony and dedication of the Fort Monroe Visitor and Education Center on Saturday.

President Donald Trump signed legislation into law renaming a Virginia Beach post office after Ryan “Keith” Cox.
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