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Gov. Bob McDonnell’s job creation and workforce development agenda for the 2013 General Assembly session includes measures to make it easier to start, locate and grow a business in Virginia, and to more closely align education and job creation.
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As President Obama prepares for his second inaugural, the University of Virginia Center for Politics has released the first comprehensive analysis of the 2012 election. Barack Obama and the New America: The 2012 Election and the Changing Face of Politics, published by Rowman and Littlefield, brings together some of the nation’s top academics, analysts and journalists to examine how Obama won a second term and what his victory might mean for the nation’s political future.
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The 2013 Session of the Virginia General Assembly is moving rapidly toward the crossover, the date when each house has to finish work on its respective bills. The short, 46-day session does not leave much time for delay or maneuver. Things move fast, and many issues of importance have already come up for debate.
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One of my mentors in my earliest years in the General Assembly was Delegate Dorothy McDiarmid who served off and on from 1960 to 1989. First elected on a platform of keeping the public schools open during racial desegregation, the Gentlelady from Fairfax Mrs. McDiarmid went on to successfully add kindergarten to the public school system of the state and to chair the powerful House Appropriations Committee. Her supporters gave her the campaign slogan, “The Lady Has Clout.” Delegate McDiarmid taught me to look carefully at political proposals, many of which lacked substance and were simply “smoke and mirrors.”
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The Bridgewater College Board of Trustees today announced that it has unanimously selected Dr. David W. Bushman as the ninth president of the College.
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The Virginia Education Association today announced its support for the “Educator Fairness Act,” a key component of Gov. Bob McDonnell’s K-12 education reform agenda for the 2013 General Assembly session.
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Dixie Gas & Oil Corporation announced this week that it is supporting the Augusta County 4-H & FFA Market Animal Show and Sale through BP’s Fueling Communities Program with a grant donation of $1,500.
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With revenue largely off the table for future negotiating, we need to resolve our budget woes by putting the breaks on runaway government spending in a balanced, strategic way. Given that the Pentagon budget makes up more than half of all discretionary spending, smart savings there should be a key part of the solution to the current budget battle.
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The Senate Democratic Caucus announced its legislative priorities and agenda for the 2013 Session on Tuesday.
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WTA’s Gateway has arranged for the return of The Richmond Comedians on Saturday, January 26. In celebration of their return the cover charge will be $5 instead of the usual $10. The performance will be emceed by Michal Ketner with Corey Marshall and David Wingfield. The performance begins at 8 pm at 329 West Main in downtown Waynesboro.
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