Spring heralds beginning of fresh produce season, many farmers’ market openings
Share
While it’s early still for bountiful summer produce, many Virginia farmers’ markets are open for business.
Search Results for U.S. House
Share
Creigh Deeds: Post veto session report
Share
April 15 was more than Tax Day this year. Indeed, the legislature came back into session on Tax Day to consider the Governor’s amendments and vetoes to legislation passed during the 2015 General Assembly Session.
Earth Talk: Should I recycle my disposable batteries?
Share
Truth be told, those old used up disposable alkaline batteries (AA, AAA, C, D, 9-volt, etc.) aren’t the environmental menace they used to be before the federal government mandated taking out the mercury, a potent neurotoxin linked to a wide range of environmental and health problems, as part of the Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act of 1996. T
Blue Ridge Parkway and Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation announce $700,000 Centennial Challenge funding
Share
The Blue Ridge Parkway announced Thursday that $710,035 will be directed to addressing critical repairs along the 469-mile corridor.
Warner, colleagues introduce bipartisan bill to end Social Security checks for dead people
Share
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation with Senate and House colleagues today to help save millions of federal dollars by curbing erroneous federal payments to deceased individuals.
Tim Kaine urges President Obama to create humanitarian safe zones in Syria
Share
Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and John McCain (R-AZ), sent a letter to President Obama calling on him to immediately establish and enforce humanitarian safe zones in Syria to protect civilian lives and supply lines for food, water and medical supplies.
What can I do for Earth Day 2015?
Share
April 22, 2015 is the 45th annual celebration of the first Earth Day in 1970, when 20 million Americans took to the streets, parks and auditoriums to demonstrate for a healthy, sustainable environment in massive coast-to-coast rallies.
Sen. Warner showcases Virginia artists in Capitol office
Share
U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner is showcasing five Virginia local artists in his Washington, D.C. office as part of his State of the Arts in Virginia program. Each year, Senator Warner works with curators and talented Virginia artists to select artwork that is seen by a wide variety of visitors to Capitol Hill.
Tim Kaine statement on meeting with Iraqi prime minister
Share
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, released the following statement Wednesday.
Governor McAuliffe announces bipartisan plan to fund two new veterans care centers
Share
At a press conference today in Richmond, Governor Terry McAuliffe announced a bipartisan compromise that will allow Virginia to proceed with the design and construction of two new centers in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads that will offer quality health care to veterans.
