Warner, Kaine tout $36M to support Virginia HBCUs amid COVID-19
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine applauded $36,475,848 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Education to support Virginia’s five HBCUs.
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Virginia Water Center interns forge ahead to research environmental justice in the face of COVID-19
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Nizhoni Tallas and Ross Cooper of the College of Natural Resources and Environment have had to adjust to working remotely as interns at the Virginia Water Resources Research Center.
Virginia secures relief options for 200K Virginians with privately held student loans
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Millions of student loan borrowers with loans made by private lenders and federal loans not owned by the U.S. Government were left out of the relief included in the CARES Act passed by Congress last month.
Virginia Tech allocates $9.7M in CARES Act funding to support students
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Virginia Tech will allocate $9.7 million to emergency financial aid grants for eligible students. These funds will support the university’s ongoing efforts to assist students who are experiencing financial hardships as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Warner, Kaine push to ensure families receive COVID-19 payments as quickly as possible
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are calling on the Treasury Department to ensure that families do not need to wait until next year to receive the additional $500 payment per dependent child that they were promised under the CARES Act.
We know more about COVID-19 than we did six weeks ago: This is good news
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A survey of 3,277 inmates at prisons in Virginia and three other states shows that 96 percent of inmates testing positive for COVID-19 didn’t show symptoms.
Luria pushes for quick action to support Virginia fishery, aquaculture industries
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Congresswoman Elaine Luria has joined two bipartisan efforts urging the Department of Commerce to quickly implement relief for the fishery and aquaculture industries.
McEachin: HHS needs to address racial disparities in COVID-19
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Virginia Congressman Donald McEachin is urging HHS to address racial health disparities in COVID-19 outcomes, and to collect comprehensive demographic data on the race and ethnicity of individuals tested and treated for the coronavirus.
Senate Intel releases new report on Russian interference
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Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr and Vice Chairman Mark Warner released a new report on the committee’s bipartisan Russia investigation.
Spanberger: Treasury, SBA need to deliver capital to Rural America
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Abigail Spanberger is leading an effort calling on the Trump administration to fix problems faced by community banks and credits unions related to the rollout of the Paycheck Protection Program.
