
Julian Castro endorses Elizabeth Warren for Democratic nomination
Julian Castro is endorsing Elizabeth Warren for the Democratic Party presidential nomination.

Julian Castro is endorsing Elizabeth Warren for the Democratic Party presidential nomination.

Fifteen Virginia Enterprise Zone designations, including one for the City of Staunton, were approved for five-year renewals on Monday.

The Senate passed two bipartisan, bicameral spending bills Thursday to fund federal government operations through 2020. The bills now head to President Trump’s desk for signature.

Legislation to give Virginia a 100 percent carbon-free electricity grid by 2050 will be introduced in the Virginia General Assembly in January.

The Virginia Tech Climate Action Commitment is a cornerstone for guiding the university toward a greener more sustainable future.

Gov. Ralph Northam has done a slow build toward the release of his 2020-2022 state budget over the past couple of weeks.

Suzanne Morse Moomaw has been named director of the University of Virginia Press, effective in January.

Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s bipartisan legislation — introduced alongside Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX-23) — to combat Central American trafficking and smuggling networks as part of the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act.

President Tim Sands has issued a charge to update and renew Virginia Tech’s Climate Action Commitment.

AeroFarms® will invest $42 million to build its largest, most sophisticated indoor vertical farm to date in Cane Creek Centre, a joint industrial park for the City of Danville and Pittsylvania County.
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