
Ken Plum: Women’s health care advances
While the debate on the federal Affordable Care Act continues, key provisions of the Act are becoming effective. Last week preventive care provisions for women took effect

While the debate on the federal Affordable Care Act continues, key provisions of the Act are becoming effective. Last week preventive care provisions for women took effect

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Mark Pryor (D-Ariz.), Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today introduced bipartisan legislation to increase U.S. manufacturing, competiveness and export opportunities

The Virginia Historical Society will host four Negro League baseball players at its museum located at 428 North Boulevard in Richmond

The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia announced today that it has written to the Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, Richard Holcomb, asking him to confirm that young people granted “deferred action” status by Immigration Customs Enforcement at the Department of Homeland Security will be eligible for Virginia driver’s licenses and IDs

Jerry Benson, PhD., Interim Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at James Madison University, has been elected to the RMH Board of Directors

Longtime Virginia orthopedic surgeon Dr. Frank C. McCue III passed away Sunday. He was 82 years old. McCue headed up the sports medicine program for the University of Virginia athletic department for more than 40 years

Gov. Bob McDonnell announced the recipients of the Governor’s Public Service Awards at a ceremony today at the Executive Mansion including the winner of the second annual “30 Day Sprint” competition honoring the best innovation idea from a state employee. The Governor’s Public Service Awards highlight state employees who have shown an exemplary degree of service and dedication to the Commonwealth of Virginia

Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) will invest more than $150 million to establish a new data center in Chesterfield County

While visiting Central Virginia Community College in Lynchburg on Thursday, Gov. Bob McDonnell ceremonially signed nine bills that streamline or eliminate burdensome state mandates on local governments

Defense and national security initiatives long championed by Sen. Jim Webb will be advanced by numerous provisions adopted in the National Defense Authorization Act
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