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Nine professional Virginia truck drivers were crowned 2015 “Champions of the Highway” at the 64th annual Virginia Truck Driving Championships held April 17 and 18 at Con-way Freight in Chester, Virginia.
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Earlier this year the Obama administration proposed opening up a huge swath of the Atlantic coast to offshore drilling. On the five-year anniversary of the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, Environment Virginia called on the president to protect Virginia’s coastal marine-life, communities and economy.
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The No. 5 UVA women’s lacrosse team (11-5, 4-3 ACC) closed out the regular season with a 17-10 victory over Virginia Tech (6-10, 0-7 ACC) on Friday (April 17) at Klöckner Stadium.
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The No. 6 Virginia women’s lacrosse team (10-5, 3-3 ACC) earned a 17-9 victory over No. 11 Louisville (9-5, 1-4 ACC) on Sunday (April 12) in the first-ever meeting between the two teams.
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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.”
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With warm weather just around the corner, schools from across the commonwealth are kicking off a safety campaign for youth and teens to encourage safe driving behaviors and passenger safety.
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Virginia Organizing leaders, including several people who were formerly incarcerated, were present today when Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe announced that the state of Virginia applications for employment would no longer ask about an individual’s criminal history.
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Governor Terry McAuliffe announced this week that Virginia is the first state in the nation to receive a wind energy research lease in federal waters from the United States Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).
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Virginia Organizing Chapters in Virginia Beach, Richmond, Waynesboro, and Danville celebrated the fifth anniversary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) early this week with events in local areas.
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Virginia Housing Policy Advisory Council held its first meeting on Wednesday to address important housing issues facing the Commonwealth.
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