
House introduces Freedom Of Religion Act in challenge to President Trump’s Muslim bans
Today 124 Members of the House of Representatives introduced the Freedom of Religion Act to prohibit religious discrimination in our immigration system.

Today 124 Members of the House of Representatives introduced the Freedom of Religion Act to prohibit religious discrimination in our immigration system.

Virginia’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients will receive their February food benefits early due to the federal government shutdown.

The Virginia Festival of the Book—a program of Virginia Humanities celebrating its 25th year of bringing writers and readers together to promote and celebrate books, reading, literacy, and literary culture—has announced the schedule for the 2019 Festival.

As the partial government shutdown enters its 24th day – now officially the longest government shutdown in history – small businesses across the country are feeling the effects of the shutdown resulting in unnecessary uncertainty at the start of a new fiscal year.

Like an old-time barn dance in downtown New Orleans, the Bumper Jacksons pull together a vast array of early American traditions into a deliciously cohesive sound that strikes you right in the heart.

On the edge of Virginia Tech’s campus, on a stretch of farmland that few students ever visit, small boxes are whirling through the season’s change to winter, collecting data that will make it easier for scientists to monitor data across landscapes.

Thanks in part to the leadership of an Eastern Mennonite University Center for Justice and Peacebuilding alumna, a new license plate option in Virginia is spreading a message of – and raising funds for – community peacebuilding.

A new book edited by Eastern Mennonite University professors David Evans and Peter Dula engages with author Ta-Nehisi Coates from a Christian perspective.

With Good Reason, a radio show and podcast produced by Virginia Humanities, releases “Keeping Kids Healthy.”

Virginia farmers will help mark a milestone this month when they attend the 100th American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention.
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