Warner, Kaine on healthcare premium increases
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U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement after insurers filed initial rates that would lead to major premium increases for Virginians in 2019.
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Iranian Americans to present policy options on Iran in 2018 Iran Freedom Convention
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In attendance at the 2018 Iran Freedom Convention will be 1,000 delegates of Iranian-American communities in 40 states. Among them are scholars, academics, technology leaders, artists and representatives of women and youth.
Bill allows farmers to tap into industrial hemp market
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The American Farm Bureau Federation is backing a measure that would allow U.S farmers to tap into the hemp market—a potentially sizeable market for ingredients derived from industrial hemp.
Changing course: Does the online event ticketing industry need a new direction?
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As has happened with so many other business sectors, the e-commerce revolution has led to a major shift in how people purchase tickets for their favorite live events.
Famed political cartoonist’s archives arrive at UVA
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The University of Virginia is the new home of the papers of Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Patrick Bruce Oliphant.
Virginia Tech awarded $1.9 million EPA grant to research lead exposure in drinking water
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $1.9 million to Virginia Tech, North Carolina State University, and Louisiana State University to detect and control lead in drinking water.
Sen. Warner on the nomination of Mike Pompeo to be Secretary of State
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement on the nomination of CIA Director Mike Pompeo to be the next Secretary of State.
Senators propose bill to rename Department of Agriculture
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U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Joe Manchin (D-WV), and Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced bipartisan legislation that would rename the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) as the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Kaine joins in introducing bill to expand teacher training to prepare students for technical jobs
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U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Rob Portman (R-OH) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Co-Chairs of the Senate Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, along with U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), introduced the Creating Quality Technical Educators Act.
Virginia Tech becomes a top producer of Navy SEAL candidates
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Of the 18 ROTC students chosen to train as U.S. Navy SEALs this year, four are from the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets and the university’s Naval ROTC. Another six Hokies are among the 53 men and women nationwide to begin the rigorous SEAL selection process.
