
Muse Vineyards 2009 Clio awarded 2015 Virginia Wine Governor’s Cup
Governor Terry McAuliffe awarded the Virginia Wineries Association’s (VWA) 2015 Governor’s Cup to Muse Vineyards for their 2009 Clio, a Bordeaux-style blended red wine.

Governor Terry McAuliffe awarded the Virginia Wineries Association’s (VWA) 2015 Governor’s Cup to Muse Vineyards for their 2009 Clio, a Bordeaux-style blended red wine.

With the 2015 legislative session coming to a close, the House Democratic Caucus released the following statements pointing out while the House of Delegates made positive accomplishments towards building a new Virginia economy, the Republican Caucus hid many of their legislative actions under the table and away from Virginia voters, rather than focus on many kitchen table issues Virginians care about.

Keystone XL pipeline supporters want to facilitate expansion of Canada’s oil sands, a critically important energy resource for North America, by encouraging the expansion of important arteries such as Keystone to bring crude oil to refineries in the United States.

The Virginia House of Delegates voted Thursday to approve the conference report to amend the 2014-2016 biennial budget, sending the amendments to the desk of Governor Terry McAuliffe for his signature.

The owner of Honeywell International, Inc. spent $5,140,000 on lobbying in a single year, according to a new report by Environment Virginia.

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced this week that Virginia’s public institutions of higher education renewed and expanded their commitment to economic development.

Governor Terry McAuliffe honored 13 Virginia educators as recipients of the 29th annual Outstanding Faculty Award (OFA) for excellence in teaching, research, and public service.

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe finishes his first year in office with a 49-25 percent job approval rating, according to new polling conducted by Quinnipiac University.

Dominion’s recent release of proposed “alternative routes” has Nelson County landowners outraged. And so does Dominion’s reliance on eminent domain as the “preferred alternative” to transport vast quantities of natural gas for export.

Shenandoah National Park awarded the inaugural Shenandoah National Park Trust Research Grant to Dr. Jessica Rykken, Associate with the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University, for her project, “Catch the Buzz: pollinator diversity, distribution and phenology in Shenandoah National Park.”
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