Committees vote to block Medicaid expansion
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Two General Assembly committees voted on Sunday to pass budget bills that may make it harder to expand Medicaid coverage to more than 300,000 Virginia families.
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Are Democrats overreaching with criticisms of Cuccinelli Medicare, Social Security comments?
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Virginia Democrats, their eyes on the November general-election prize, are laying into what presumptive Republican gubernatorial nominee Ken Cuccinelli had to say about recipients of Social Security and Medicare in an upcoming book.
Scott Klinger: Halftime for the Federal Budget Super Bowl
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Congress dropped the ball in the midst of football season when it failed to strike a deal that provided sufficient revenue to invest in the creation of jobs and the 21st century infrastructure our nation so sorely needs. The Federal Budget Super Bowl is only at halftime. If you are a fan of small business and a better economic future, it’s time to make a lot more noise.
EMU baseball looking to build winning tradition
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As what usually happens with a coaching change, EMU’s first-year skipper, Ben Spotts, is starting at the ground floor. Spotts is taking a Royals program which hasn’t had a winning season since 2002, using the good pieces already in place, and implementing his style.
Late run pushes JMU men to big win over Hofstra
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James Madison broke away from a one-point game with a 16-2 second-half run and defeated Hofstra 62-41 in a Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball game on Thursday night at the Convocation Center.
Economy slows in fourth quarter: Why?
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The economic news on Wednesday wasn’t what anybody expected. The U.S. economy actually contracted by 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter, off from the sluggish growth that economists had been forecasting for the retail-focused quarter.
Warner, Kaine speak on immigration reform proposals
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are joining bipartisan efforts to push immigration reform in a Congress that has been reluctant at best to move on the issue.
Bill Lazor leaving UVa. for NFL
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Virginia head football coach Mike London announced today that offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Bill Lazor has resigned his position with the Virginia football program to accept a coaching position in the National Football League.
CAPSAW tax assistance begins next week
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CAPSAW’s Valley VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Program will open Tuesday, Feb. 5. IRS-certified volunteers will provide free tax preparation services to qualifying taxpayers with a taxable income of $51,000 or less.
JMU women make it five in a row, downing Hofstra 85-62
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James Madison (12-7, 6) won its fifth straight game as the Dukes downed Hofstra (8-9, 4-2) 85-62 in a regionally-televised Colonial Athletic Association women’s basketball game Sunday night at the JMU Convocation Center.
