Karen Kwiatkowski: Wanted … less government
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I’ve pointed out the sad fact that while Mr. Goodlatte is a Republican, he’s grown and expanded government for nearly 20 years
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State revenues up in April
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State-government revenues rose 10.6 percent in April over the same month a year ago. On a year-to-date basis, total revenue collections have risen 5.9 percent, ahead of the revised annual forecast of 4.6 percent growth
McDonnell signs coal bills
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Gov. Bob McDonnell ceremonially signed legislation today that supports Virginia’s coal industry by promoting tax credits for coal industry jobs in Southwest Virginia
McDonnell signs ag, forestry development bills
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Gov. Bob McDonnell signed agriculture and forestry development legislation passed during the recently concluded 2012 session of the General Assembly
McDonnell offers up budget amendments
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Gov. Bob McDonnell submitted his amendments to the budget passed by the General Assembly during the 2012 special session
Darden School of Business launches resilience competition
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The University of Virginia Darden School of Business is launching its third annual Tayloe Murphy Resilience Awards competition. Darden is accepting applications and recommendations from qualifying Virginia businesses at www.resilienceawards.org through 2 July. To assist businesses and communities nationwide, this year’s competition emphasizes how Virginia’s most resilient businesses adapted to—and are helping their communities recover…
AAA: Gas prices continue decline
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Prices at the pump continued their surprising spring slide this week, dropping from a high of $3.94 per gallon on April 6 to below year ago prices for the first time since October 26, 2009 (a 910-day streak). The national average price for regular grade gasoline dropped a nickel this week to $3.83 per gallon…
Davies selected to head RMH Foundation
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Cory Davies has been named executive director of the RMH Foundation. He will lead the Foundation upon the retirement of Merv Webb, vice president, RMH Foundation, in spring 2013. Davies joined the RMH Foundation as a development officer in January 2008. Before joining RMH he served as outreach coordinator for the Collins Center in Harrisonburg.
TV ad touts GOP efforts at economic development
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A new TV ad from the Opportunity Virginia PAC touts Republican efforts to boost the Virginia economy. The ad follows last week’s announcement that the March 2012 unemployment rate in Virginia fell to 5.6 percent, down substantially from the Commonwealth’s peak unemployment rate of 7.2 percent in January 2010. With the national unemployment rate hovering…
