Poll: Syria pushes Obama approval down in Virginia
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Barack Obama’s job approval in Virginia is at its lowest level in two years, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University.
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Earth Talk: Early puberty may have environmental roots
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Research indicates that indeed Americans girls and boys are going through puberty earlier than ever, though the reasons are unclear. Many believe our widespread exposure to synthetic chemicals is at least partly to blame, but it’s hard to pinpoint exactly why our bodies react in certain ways to various environmental stimuli.
McDonnell tours, opens new MACH37™ Cyber Accelerator at CIT
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During a tour with industry and university cybersecurity leaders, Gov. Bob McDonnell announced Thursday the opening of the MACH37™ Cyber Accelerator and the first companies to be accepted in the accelerator.
Gy Moody: Cleaning up the tax code starts with taking out the trash
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The U.S. tax code is littered with wasteful loopholes and preferential rules written by insider lobbyists to benefit powerful corporations and wealthy special interests. For them, these loopholes do indeed represent an enormous and bountiful treasure.
Gwen Fitzgerald: Boomer beware when caring for dying parents
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A legal ruling emerging last week from a storefront courtroom in rural Pottsville, Pennsylvania, could impact tens of millions of baby boomers nationwide caring for their aging and dying parents. This relatively obscure court’s decision could chill good end-of-life medical care and diminish legal options nationwide.
Peace Action increases opposition to military intervention in Syria
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With another alleged use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government against the rebels that has killed civilians, the White House seems poised to take military action in Syria. At the same time, foreign policy organizations, like Peace Action, have intensified their pressure on the Obama administration to seek political solutions.
Web-based behavioral risk-management system launches in Virginia
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The Virginia Department of Health is introducing a web-based Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, designed to encourage greater participation in the survey, particularly among underrepresented groups.
Rep. Gutierrez talks immigration reform in Harrisonburg on Monday
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Virginia Organizing will host a community gathering in support of comprehensive immigration reform with U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, on Monday, August 26 at 5:30 p.m. at Court Square.
Valley lawmakers sign amicus brief in prayer case
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Del. R. Steven Landes, (R-Weyers Cave), along with Sen. Emmett W. Hanger, Jr, (R-Augusta County), and Delegates Dickie Bell (R-Staunton), Ben Cline (R-Amherst), and Todd Gilbert (R-Woodstock) have signed on to the Amici Brief in Town of Greece v. Galloway, which has now been filed with the Supreme Court of the United States.
Bob Goodlatte: Senate immigration bill not the solution
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Nearly everyone agrees that we need to fix our nation’s broken immigration system, but the House and Senate are taking two very different approaches to solving this complex issue. The Senate recently passed a massive 1,000 page immigration bill; however, it largely fails to address the problems with our current immigration system.
