The Reconvened Session of the General Assembly that met last week concluded work for this year on the most significant funding program for transportation infrastructure approved by the legislature since the historic special session in 1986.The bill that had previously passed the legislature in the 2013 Regular Session was sent to the Governor for his approval and signature. He proposed a series of amendments that were voted on last Wednesday and approved by the House and the Senate.The Governor will now sign the bill into law.
JMU matched a season-high with four errors, including two in the bottom of the 10th, as Liberty pulled out a 12-11 non-conference baseball victory in extra innings on a controversial bases-loaded hit by pitch on Tuesday night at the Liberty Baseball Stadium.
Gov. Bob McDonnell today announced that he will host the Governor’s Business Plan Challenge in Richmond May 2, 2013. In recognition of Virginia’s strong entrepreneurial environment, the statewide challenge will spotlight the best business plans or concepts crafted by undergraduate students this year. Public and private Virginia colleges and universities are invited to send their top presenters to Richmond for the Governor’s Business Plan Challenge.
U.S. Sens, Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) today urged Senate confirmation of the Presidential nomination of Marilyn Tavenner of Virginia to serve as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
A 100-mile cycling event held in honor of 2007 Fishburne Military School graduate Michael Woodard is set for Friday, April 26, starting and ending at FMS in Downtown Waynesboro.
Joe McCarthy (Fr., Scranton, Pa.) homered twice as part of a four-hit day and Nick Howard (So., Olney, Md.) did not allow an earned run over 7 1/3 innings as the fourth-ranked Virginia baseball team recorded a 9-7 win over Wake Forest Monday evening at Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park. The Cavaliers (30-3, 12-3 ACC) finished off a three-game series sweep and now have won 11 straight games against Wake Forest (17-17, 4-11), dating to 2008.
The Governor’s Rural Jobs Council today released the interim report to the governor. The council divided its work into three subcommittees: infrastructure, entrepreneurship and workforce development/K-12 education. The council’s progress and activities are detailed in each subcommittee report.
The fourth-ranked Virginia baseball team got a two-out, two-run home run from Reed Gragnani (Sr., Richmond, Va.) in the eighth inning to break a tie game and lift the Cavaliers to an 8-6 win over Wake Forest Sunday afternoon at Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park. The blast was the first home run in 130 career games for Gragnani.
Old Dominion posted 19 hits, including nine for extra bases, to defeat James Madison 14-2 and complete a Colonial Athletic Association series sweep on Sunday afternoon at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park.
Down to its final strike with two outs in the ninth inning, the No. 4 Virginia baseball team rallied for a 7-6 victory over Wake Forest Saturday afternoon at Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park. Mike Papi (So., Tunkhannock, Pa.) hit a two-out grand slam off Wake Forest closer Connor Kaden to give UVa a 7-6 lead, capping a five-run, ninth-inning comeback.
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