House energy coalition elects leadership, prepares for second battle with Trump
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Members of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) voted on leadership for the 119th Congress yesterday.
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Augusta County native was the HokieBird: Former Virginia Tech mascot tells all
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As the HokieBird mascot at Virginia Tech, Augusta County native Amy Wells had to keep her role as “the bird” a secret from other students.
Jennifer McClellan pledges to ‘continue our work to build a more perfect union’
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Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan of Virginia was sworn in Friday to the U.S. House of Representatives for the 119th Congress.
Explainer: Mexico is the sixth country in the Americas with a female president
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The election of Mexico’s first woman as president in June 2024 brought the total to six women who run governments in the Americas.
House Republicans buck Trump, Musk, pass government spending bill
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House Republicans voted with House Democrats on Friday on a funding bill to avert a government shutdown, and that, in effect, tells Donald Trump and Elon Musk to take a hike.
Biden considers legislation for clean water with Virginia provisions
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The Water Resources and Development Act (WRDA) of 2024, legislation to help maintain clean drinking water, has passed U.S. Congress.
Without change, experts predicts the monarch butterfly will be extinct by 2080
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The monarch butterfly may soon be included on the Endangered Species list after its population may become extinct by 2080 without change.
When rights become privileges: Is the Constitution becoming optional?
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Rights aren’t rights if someone can take them away. They’re privileges. That’s all we’ve ever had in this country is a ‘Bill of Temporary Privileges.’
World Nuclear Energy Day resolution celebrates peaceful development of tech in U.S.
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U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Jim Risch introduced a resolution to designate December 2, 2024, as World Nuclear Energy Day.
Loudoun County: President James Monroe’s Oak Hill home to be preserved as Virginia State Park
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Former President James Monroe acquired land in Loudoun County in 1794 and built a peaceful retreat 40 miles west of Washington, D.C. in 1823.
