2018 Farm Bill advances with Senate vote
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The newest federal Farm Bill is closer to becoming reality following a bipartisan vote on June 28 that approved the Senate version.
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Research finds more women leaders means less government corruption in analysis of 125 countries, and explains why
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A Virginia Tech-led study has found that government corruption is less prevalent in countries where there is a greater number of women in political leadership roles, both at national and local levels.
Richmond Recruiting welcomes new battalion commander
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United States Army Recruiting Command welcomed Richmond Recruiting Battalion’s new commander at a change of command ceremony June 22 at Maymont Park’s Stone Barn.
Warner, Portman, King, Alexander introduce bill to address NPS maintenance backlog
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA), Rob Portman (R-OH), Angus King (I-ME), and Lamar Alexander (R-TN) introduced the Restore Our Parks Act, bipartisan legislation to addressthe $12 billion maintenance backlog at the National Park Service (NPS).
Beyer requests expanded IG review into shelters for migrant children
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Rep. Don Beyer wrote to Daniel R. Levinson, Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, asking that he expand the investigation into the reports of neglect, and both physical and sexual abuse at shelters housing migrant children.
Griffith seeks answers from HHS on unaccompanied immigrant children
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Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter Friday to Alex Azar, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), requesting information about unaccompanied alien children in the custody of HHS.
Shooting the messenger
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Jarrod Ramos had a gun. How that man, with a history of abuse, harassment, online threats, death threats, was able to own a gun, says a lot about how our society is failing.
Senate passes bipartisan Farm Bill to legalize industrial hemp production
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Today, the U.S. Senate passed, on a bipartisan 86-11 vote, legislation that includes Virginia priorities championed by U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA).
Sen. Warner on retirement of Justice Kennedy
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U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) released the following statement on the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.
Ken Plum: Keep families together
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Last week I joined with colleagues in the House of Delegates in signing a joint letter to all the Virginia senators and representatives in Congress about “our outrage at the cruel and systematic separation of immigrant children and their families at the U.S. border with Mexico.”
