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When they first announced this week’s special session, Republican leaders in the General Assembly promised a “full and fair” debate on efforts to close the coverage gap — a promise both chambers have broken.
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Redshirt junior midfielder Taylor West (Princess Anne, Md./Pocomoke) scored a match-best two goals, including a golden goal late in the first overtime period to lift the 20th-ranked James Madison field hockey team to a 4-3 triumph against Missouri State Friday night at the JMU Field Hockey Complex.
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Governor McAuliffe has been looking for a way to expand Medicaid over the objections of many in the General Assembly, and the legislature has stood firm in opposition.
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A new study shows Virginia’s coal-fired power plants dump as much carbon pollution into the atmosphere as the entire nation of Croatia.
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The Virginia House of Delegates on Thursday passed House Bill 5010, the bipartisan budget agreement that closes the remainder of Virginia’s $2.4 billion revenue shortfall for fiscal years 2015 and 2016.
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Today, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine introduced the Creating Quality Technical Educators Act that would create a CTE teacher-training grant partnership to recruit and train high-quality CTE teachers.
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Fishburne Military School is taking a step back into the classics in the face of the push in contemporary education on test scores.
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Augusta Free Press previews the game between UVA (2-1, 1-0 ACC) and BYU (3-0). The ‘Hoos make the trek across the continent for their first road game of 2014.
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Governor Terry McAuliffe announced a major milestone in the vital records partnership of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles and the Virginia Department of Health’s Division of Vital Records.
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The General Assembly is scheduled to go back into special session on September 18 to discuss Medicaid expansion.
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