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Curren in DNR An op-ed on the unemployment stimulus issue by 20th House District Democratic Party nominee Erik Curren appeared in the Daily News-Record on Monday. You can read the article here. More on Curren is available online at www.erikcurren.com.
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25th House District Democratic Party nomination candidate Greg Marrow joins “The Chris Graham Show” today to talk about his campaign heading into the June 9 party primary. Chris and Greg go in-depth on issues involving the slumping economy and the controversial vote of the Republican-majority House of Delegates last month to block federal stimulus monies…
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Two Waynesboro men calling themselves the Waynesboro Taxpayers Alliance sent e-mails to city residents today urging them to take a stand on the “misappropriation” of taxpayer funds by city government. A closer examination of the alleged transgression in the “misappropriation” area, not surprisingly, shows the issue at hand to be nothing more than partisan politics.
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– State News: State joins effort to raise English, math standards, posted Monday, 9:50 a.m. – Event: Networking luncheon features speaker from Goodwill Industries, posted Monday, 9:50 a.m.
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Erik Curren got the 20th House District Democratic Party nomination last month, but it’s not necessarily the case that the nomination was the biggest news in Curren’s life. Find out what could eclipse a party nomination to run for the General Assembly, and more on what Curren thinks on the unemployment insurance-stimulus vote in Richmond…
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Gov. Timothy M. Kaine on Thursday announced that the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) will provide three Regional Service Providers (RSP) with up to $108,000 each for their microenterprise efforts through the agency’s Virginia Enterprise Initiative (VEI) program. The organizations – ECDC Enterprise Development Group (Arlington), New Visions New Ventures (Richmond), and…
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The unemployment rate in Waynesboro pushed past 11 percent in March, up nearly a point from February and more than double the jobless rate from a year ago. A net loss of 87 jobs from February to March was reported in Waynesboro in the Virginia Employment Commission numbers released Wednesday. According to the data, 1,219…
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– Capitol Hill: Warner introduces bipartisan legislation aimed at increasing TARP transparency, posted Tuesday, 4 p.m. – Capitol Hill: Webb backs Senate measure aimed at strengthening government oversight in mortgage, corporate fraud cases, posted Tuesday, 4 p.m. – State News: Kaine signs agreement with Germany on climate change, posted Tuesday, 4 p.m. – State News:…
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I recently had the honor of traveling with the Surgeons General of the U.S. Army and Navy and a bipartisan group of members of Congress from the Veterans’ Affairs Committee on a mission to Afghanistan. We had the unique opportunity to see firsthand the heroism and professionalism of our medical personnel saving lives overseas, from…
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Valley Democrats are clashing over ideology. Valley Republicans are clashing over … well, it seems their very existence. “Time to rebuild, and move forward,” commented Chris Green, the author of the Spank That Donkey political blog, in a post on his blog last night, after a contentious ACRC meeting that led to a mass exodus…
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