USDA awards $550K to seven Virginia agricultural projects for specialty crop production
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Seven agricultural-related projects are the recipients of Specialty Crop Block Grant Funding in Virginia to advance economic development.
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Roddy Scheer: Has the Biden administration had success pushing wind power?
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In 2021, President Biden pledged to cut U.S. fossil fuel emissions by 50 percent from 2005 levels by 2030, promising to build 30,000 megawatts of offshore wind by then, enough to power 10 million homes.
Potential turning point: New legislation seeks to eliminate PFAS from firefighter equipment
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In 2018, fire departments in Virginia responded to an average of 2,333 incidents per day. The fire departments in Augusta County respond to over 20,000 calls every year from 19 fire stations.
Candidates who thread the needle of abortion, ERA will succeed in energizing voters
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In the majority decision in Dobbs, Justice Alito purported that the electoral and political process are a sufficient antidote to the Court’s stripping away of privacy rights. Women got the message, loud and clear.
The cost of a spooky good time: Americans can save on Halloween fun
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Halloween spending this year is projected to break the bank by $12.2 billion in the United States, and $3.6 billion will buy candy.
Rob Okun: More than a cease fire, but a peace fire, needed in Israel, Gaza
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As the October 7 war rages on—and despair grows—I can understand why some might think it naïve to highlight the work of Israelis and Palestinians who don’t just talk about peace but are making it.
McClellan touts APM Consortia designation by feds as an inaugural Tech Hub
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The Biden-Harris Administration designated the APM Tech Hub as one of the 31 inaugural Tech Hubs in the U.S.
Freedom Virginia: Republicans have forgotten Virginians struggling to pay for meds
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Republicans who actively opposed the Prescription Drug Affordability Board in Virginia are being rewarded by big pharmaceutical companies with large donations.
Supplemental funding legislation addresses child care crisis, broadband, foreign aid
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According to a report by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission, child care is unaffordable for the majority of Virginia families.
Expert: Virginia earthquakes classified as swarm; ‘much larger earthquake’ possible
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A “much larger earthquake” is possible in Stuarts Draft after a series of three small earthquakes over eight days, according to a Virginia Tech professor.
