Attack of the tomato killers: The Police State’s war on weed and backyard gardens
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Backyard gardeners, beware: tomato plants have become collateral damage in the government’s war on drugs, especially marijuana.
Search Results for U.S. House
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Herring urges Congress to expand funding for crime victims
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Attorney General Mark Herring has joined a coalition of state and territorial attorneys general urging Congress to adopt key changes to the Victims of Crime Act that provide critical financial support to victims of violent crimes and their families.
California, here we come?
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A famous song of the 1920s went, “California, here I come.” Today, one might sing that line with dread rather than anticipation as rolling blackouts afflict California residents.
Billionaires benefit from COVID-19: And proposed tax cuts would give them more
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Billionaire wealth has grown by $792 billion, or 27 percent, since the start of the COVID-19 lockdown on March 18. This from Forbes’ real-time data monitored by Americans for Tax Fairness & the Institute for Policy Studies – Program on Inequality.
Pascrell, Beyer, Porter seek crackdown on COVID swindlers, fake cures
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U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-NJ-09), Don Beyer (D-VA-08) and Katie Porter (D-CA-45) have written to FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn again calling on the agency to protect the American people from unproven treatments for COVID-19.
Sen. Mark Warner urges tech companies to help bridge the homework gap
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) is urging prominent tech companies to help ensure that Virginia students can properly participate in distance learning this fall.
National parks to commemorate NPS birthday, centennial of 19th Amendment
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The National Park Service will celebrate its 104th anniversary on Tuesday by providing free entrance to all accessible NPS sites.
Paddle Appomattox River’s past, witness the progress
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The Appomattox is the largest tributary on the tidal portion of the James River, originating near Appomattox Courthouse where Confederate Gen. Robert Lee surrendered to U.S. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in 1865.
Climate, energy news roundup: Aug. 22
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Climate Action Alliance of the Valley, a non-profit, grassroots group of volunteers in the Central Shenandoah Valley, produces The Weekly Roundup of Climate and Energy News to inform legislators and the public.
Fight for women’s right to vote represents perseverance, commitment
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One hundred years ago, U.S. women gained a political voice — they were granted the right to vote.
