BRITE rider wins Try Transit Week grand prize
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Jenny Cox of Verona was recently named Grand Prize winner of the 2017 Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) Try Transit Week giveaway.
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EMU among four institutions receiving $2.7 million
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The Virginia College Fund, a Richmond-based nonprofit, was the recipient of a $2,700,000 gift from the Guy E. Beatty Revocable Trust. The gift is the largest in the history of the organization.
House Democrats roll out bills on workforce development, small businesses
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House Democrats are rolling out legislation that supports workforce development and small businesses in Virginia.
Kathryn McDaniel Lewis announces congressional run
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Kathryn McDaniel Lewis will run for the United States Congress to represent the Sixth District of Virginia.
Northern Virginia selected as one of 20 contenders for Amazon headquarters
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Amazon has selected Northern Virginia as a candidate for its second North American headquarters. Virginia submitted three comprehensive regional proposals for the $5 billion project for Greater Richmond, Hampton Roads, and Northern Virginia.
Alon Ben-Meir: When geopolitical conditions and moral values converge
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The geopolitical developments in the Middle East over the past fifteen years have created new political and security dynamics engendered by the violent turmoil and profound concerns over the Iranian threat, shared by Israel and the Arab states.
Virginia included in newly-launched U.S. Civil Rights Trail
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In partnership with Travel South USA, the U.S. Civil Rights Trail is a collection of more than 100 churches, courthouses, schools, museums and other landmarks primarily in the Southern states where activists challenged segregation in the 1950s and 1960s to advance social justice.
VCU poll: Half of Virginia adults would oppose a ban on anthem protests in public school sports
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As National Football League players continue to sit or kneel in protest during the national anthem, a new poll by VCU shows that Virginians are almost evenly divided on whether they would support a rule prohibiting high school athletes from engaging in similar protests.
House Democrats roll out legislation to support working people
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Led by House Democratic Leader David J. Toscano and Caucus Chair Charniele Herring, House Democrats gathered today to present several of their top legislative priorities to support working families.
Civil rights activist Bernice A. King keynotes W&L’s MLK celebration
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Bernice A. King, the daughter of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and CEO of The King Center, will give the featured keynote address during Washington and Lee University’s annual multi-day observance of King’s birthday, “Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”
