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Farm Market Fresh for Seniors Program Back in June

Published date: June 21, 2013 | 2:48 pm

Updated: April 29, 2025 | 2:19 pm

During two enrollment sessions in June, older adults with limited income will be eligible to receive $40 in coupons to purchase fresh, locally grown fruits, vegetables, and cut herbs at the Staunton, Verona, and Waynesboro Farmer’s Markets this summer, thanks to the Farm Market Fresh for Seniors Program jointly sponsored by Valley Program for Aging Services (VPAS), Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, and Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

SAFE Act dangerous for immigrant communities

AFP

Published date: June 20, 2013 | 10:46 am

This week, the House Judiciary Committee, led by U.S. Rep. Bob Goodlatte, passed an immigration bill called the “SAFE Act” that would make the presence of immigrants in the U.S. without proper documentation a crime and give states and counties around the country the power to turn their police into immigration agents.

Ice cream saves the family farm

AFP

Published date: June 20, 2013 | 10:32 am

In celebration of Virginia Ice Cream Month, the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services salutes farms that use ice cream to make a profit, diversify their economic base and keep the family farm operating.

Tim Kaine lauds wins for Virginia in defense bill

AFP

Published date: June 15, 2013 | 1:43 pm

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, a member of the Armed Services Committee, lauded on Friday important provisions he advocated for Virginia’s defense community that were included in the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2014.

Warner, Kaine report progress on whistleblower protections

Chris Graham

Published date: June 14, 2013 | 10:11 pm

Updated: May 13, 2025 | 4:12 pm

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) today announced that the Senate Armed Services Committee has incorporated their proposals to strengthen military whistleblower protection laws to ensure that victims of sexual assault and other misconduct are protected from retaliation.

Tim Kaine joins bipartisan letter condemning Egyptian jailings

AFP

Published date: June 14, 2013 | 11:29 am

Sen. Tim Kaine joined a group of U.S. senators expressing concern about a recent decision by an Egyptian court to sentence critics of the new regime to jail.

Ralph Northam, Mark Herring win Democratic nominations

AFP

Published date: June 11, 2013 | 10:17 pm

State Sens. Ralph Northam and Mark Herring will complete the Democratic Party ticket for the 2013 state elections. Northam, D-Norfolk, defeated Aneesh Chopra for the lieutenant governor nomination, with 54.3 percent of the more than 140,000 votes cast. Herring, D-Leesburg, won a tighter battle with former federal prosecutor Justin Fairfax for the attorney general nomination, with 51.6 percent of the votes going to Herring.

Sen. Mark Warner urges commission to look at voting wait times

Chris Graham

Published date: June 11, 2013 | 12:18 pm

Updated: May 13, 2025 | 8:18 pm

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chris Coons (D-DE) and Bill Nelson (D-FL) today sent a letter to the chairmen of the Presidential Commission on Election Administration, Robert F. Bauer and Benjamin L. Ginsberg, urging them to take strong steps to address the hours-long election lines that too many voters endured during the 2012 election.

Norm Dicks and Lynn Scarlett: Loss of open space can affect rural economies

AFP

Published date: June 10, 2013 | 1:26 pm

Each year, an estimated 2 million acres of America’s farms, ranches, forests, wildlife habitat, and other open spaces are fragmented into smaller parcels or lost to development, according to the President’s Annual Economic Report to Congress.

Sean Moulton and Sofia Plagakis: Are dangerous chemicals stored near you?

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Published date: June 10, 2013 | 1:22 pm

Updated: June 10, 2013 | 1:23 pm

Federal investigators from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board and other agencies are still sifting through the debris in West, Texas to determine why a fire in a fertilizer plant ignited an explosion of ammonium nitrate that killed at least 14 people, injured more than 200, and destroyed two schools, a nursing home, and dozens of homes.

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Farm Market Fresh for Seniors Program Back in June

SAFE Act dangerous for immigrant communities

Ice cream saves the family farm

Tim Kaine lauds wins for Virginia in defense bill

Warner, Kaine report progress on whistleblower protections

Tim Kaine joins bipartisan letter condemning Egyptian jailings

Ralph Northam, Mark Herring win Democratic nominations

Sen. Mark Warner urges commission to look at voting wait times

Norm Dicks and Lynn Scarlett: Loss of open space can affect rural economies

Sean Moulton and Sofia Plagakis: Are dangerous chemicals stored near you?

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