
Creigh Deeds: Budget, budget, budget
The 2016 Session of the General Assembly is now in warp speed. We are merely two weeks from adjournment, and it seems everybody is in two or three places at the same time.

The 2016 Session of the General Assembly is now in warp speed. We are merely two weeks from adjournment, and it seems everybody is in two or three places at the same time.

Graphic Packaging International, Inc., the wholly-owned subsidiary of Graphic Packaging Holding Company, will invest $20 million to expand its operation in Staunton.

Thursday afternoon, the Virginia Senate approved its budget bills — SB 29 and SB 30 — on near-unanimous votes.

A group of Bridgewater College students will spend spring break volunteering as construction workers with Habitat for Humanity’s Collegiate Challenge Spring Break 2016.

Across the United States, county and state Farm Bureaus are making safety a priority through the Agricultural Safety Awareness Program.

Senate Democrats offered comments on the Senate’s proposed amendments to the current budget and the Senate’s proposed budget for the coming biennium.

The Virginia House of Delegates Committee on Appropriations proposed a two-year state budget Sunday that includes no tax or fee increases.

The University of Virginia Board of Visitors on Friday approved tuition rates for the 2016-17 academic year.

Wednesday, the day after crossover and the mid-point in the 2016 General Assembly session, House Democrats released their Midterm Report Card.

The Pamunkey Indian Nation will receive $50,282 from HUD for the development and management of affordable housing.
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