Senate passes Warner-Wittman Chesapeake Accountability Act
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The U.S. Senate today passed the bipartisan Chesapeake Bay Accountability Act of 2014, sponsored by U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA-01).
Search Results for Tim Kaine
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Crunching the numbers: Should Ed Gillespie have been favorite all along?
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Give credit to the Ed Gillespie team for one thing: getting its voters energized and then to the polls. The comparisons to 2008 and 2012 show that victory was more possible than it even seems today knowing what we know now.
Virginia Film Festival kicks off on Thursday with world premiere of Big Stone Gap
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The 27th annual Virginia Film Festival will kick off this Thursday evening with the world premiere of Big Stone Gap at The Paramount Theater.
House Speaker Bill Howell comments on SCC analysis of proposed EPA rule
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Virginia House Speaker Bill Howell commented Friday on a new analysis from the Virginia State Corporation Commission that indicates Virginia families and businesses could see $5.5 to $6 billion in higher energy costs under an EPA regulation proposed by President Barack Obama.
Ken Plum: A Virginia Statesman
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I first heard of Vincent F. (Vince) Callahan, Jr. in 1965 when he ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor of Virginia. It was his first run for political office, and while it may seem that he aimed high to start in those days it was easy to get the Republican nomination since the Republicans always lost.
McAuliffe establishes Governor’s Task Force on Prescription Drug and Heroin Abuse
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Governor Terry McAuliffe today signed Executive Order 29 establishing the Governor’s Task Force on Prescription Drug and Heroin Abuse.
McAuliffe announces commission to ensure integrity, confidence in state government
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Governor Terry McAuliffe today signed Executive Order 28 establishing the Commission to Ensure Integrity and Public Confidence in State Government.
Virginia’s power plants major global warming polluters
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A new study shows Virginia’s coal-fired power plants dump as much carbon pollution into the atmosphere as the entire nation of Croatia.
Charlottesville rally calls for climate action from Virginia leaders
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Virginians are already experiencing the impacts of climate change – from more extreme weather to rising seas.
First meeting with Bob McDonnell
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I first met Bob McDonnell in 2003. I’d not yet heard of him when he was introduced to me at the grand opening of a local Republican election headquarters in Waynesboro that fall.
