Equal Pay Day: New analysis reveals the real costs of the wage gap in Virginia
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An analysis released for Equal Pay Day shows just how much damage the gender-based wage gap is doing to Virginia’s families and economy.
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Blackwater employees to prison today: Their boss honored guest at UVA Wednesday
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Blackwater guards are in one incident at least finally being sentenced to prison for murder today. But their boss will be speaking at the University of Virginia on Wednesday.
Quinnipiac Poll: Virginia voters send mixed message on deal with Iran on nukes
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Nearly two-thirds of Virginia voters support a negotiated settlement to end the nuclear stalemate with Iran, though there are indications that voters are also ambivalent about whether or not such a deal will work in the long run.
Robert Hurt office accepting military service academy nomination applications
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Congressman Robert Hurt (R-Virginia) released the following statement regarding the deadline for Fifth District Virginians to request nominations to the following United States Military Academies for the 2016 academic year:
Sen. Tim Kaine delivers address at Appomattox sesquicentennial
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Continuing his five-day swing through Virginia, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine traveled to Appomattox to on Thursday commemorate the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War.
Senators call for offshore energy legislation with revenue sharing
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A bipartisan group of senators comprising the Southern Atlantic delegation is pushing for offshore energy legislation that allows Atlantic coastal states to share in the revenue from energy resources developed offshore.
Herring advocates for targeted, compassionate immigration reforms
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Attorney General Mark R. Herring is joining 14 other states and the District of Columbia today in filing an amicus brief advocating for recently announced federal immigration reforms that “will increase State tax revenue, enhance public safety, and help avoid tragic situations in which parents are deported away from their U.S. citizen children, who are left to rely on state services or extended family.”
Virginia leaders support AG’s actions on immigration reform
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Virginia business leaders, public safety officials, elected officials, and immigration advocates expressed support today for Attorney General Herring’s decision to support targeted, compassionate immigration reform that “will increase State tax revenue, enhance public safety, and help avoid tragic situations in which parents are deported away from their U.S. citizen children.”
Farm Bureau says waters rule would disregard exemptions for normal farming activities
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Without dramatic alterations, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Waters of the U.S. rule will result in potential Clean Water Act liability and federal permit requirements for a tremendous number of commonplace and essential farming and forestry practices nationwide, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.
Tim Kaine statement on Iran nuclear framework agreement
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U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement today on the Iran nuclear negotiations.
