
Creigh Deeds: Virginia General Assembly update
The 46-day General Assembly session is moving rapidly. Subcommittees and committees are meeting around the clock, which leaves little time for reflection.

The 46-day General Assembly session is moving rapidly. Subcommittees and committees are meeting around the clock, which leaves little time for reflection.

Lynchburg’s first season as a Cleveland Indians affiliate will see Mark Budzinski at the helm. Tony Arnold joins Budzinski’s 2015 staff as the pitching coach.

The following highway work is scheduled; weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the upcoming week.

On Tuesday, January 27 at 10am Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam will host the Epilepsy Foundation of Virginia’s annual Use A Helmet, Prevent Epilepsy reception at his office in Richmond.

The Virginia Department of Transportation this morning informed Lane-Corman Joint Venture of its intent to award the contract to design and construct three Route 29 Solutions design-build projects to the team.

Lawmakers are in Richmond meeting, discussing and debating the issues of the day. But will the 2015 Virginia General Assembly actually achieve anything?

ODU junior guard Trey Freeman (Virginia Beach, VA.) scored a game high 18 points and sophomore forward Denzell Taylor (Ontario, Canada) added 12 points, but the Blue Raiders of Middle Tennessee defeated the Monarchs, 68-58 in overtime.

A VCU professor has received a five-year, $505,000 award from the National Science Foundation to make lithium-ion batteries — which power electric vehicles and portable electronic devices — far more efficient, sustainable and environmentally friendly.

Born Free USA, a global leader in animal welfare and wildlife conservation, commends Virginia Senator Adam Ebbin (D-30) for introducing S.B. 1215, which seeks to eliminate the trade in ivory and rhinoceros horn in the state of Virginia.

With week two of the 2015 General Assembly session underway, I would like to provide a quick recap of all that happened in week one.
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