
Creigh Deeds: One more day
With the legislature wrapping up the 2016 Regular Session of the General Assembly in a day or so, I wanted to provide a status report.

With the legislature wrapping up the 2016 Regular Session of the General Assembly in a day or so, I wanted to provide a status report.

Whether it’s a few quarters in your piggy bank as a child or investing in a retirement plan as an adult, many of us know about the importance of saving for the future.

The General Assembly has now passed four bills codifying recommendations of Governor Terry McAuliffe’s Task Force On Combating Campus Sexual Violence.

The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) is accepting applications from employers interested in accessing state funds to offset training costs for registered apprentices.

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine praised passage of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, a bill that will help expand opioid abuse prevention efforts.

Dominion and the James River Association have reached a settlement on discharges of treated water from coal ash ponds at the Bremo Power Station.

Bridgewater College has selected Dr. Leslie Frere to join the College as Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students.

Aquatic life can suffer when high concentrations of dissolved salts enter freshwater ecosystems, a process known as salinization.

This month saw a symbolic “passing of the torch” in the Latino Student Alliance at Eastern Mennonite University.

The 2016 Session of the General Assembly is now in warp speed. We are merely two weeks from adjournment, and it seems everybody is in two or three places at the same time.
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