
Herring addresses opiod abuse before Senate Special Committee on Aging
Attorney General Mark Herring testified on the heroin and prescription drug addiction epidemic, in particular its potential to impact older Virginians.

Attorney General Mark Herring testified on the heroin and prescription drug addiction epidemic, in particular its potential to impact older Virginians.

NASA has awarded a new multiyear contract to Orbital ATK, a Virginia based company, to deliver cargo and supplies to the International Space Station from spaceports.

A group of senators is seeking more information on the agency’s efforts to inform consumers and health care providers about prescription drug costs.

The Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy’s 2015 Annual Meeting will be held Tuesday, Dec. 8, and the center’s annual legislative day, the 2016 Day for All People, will be held Wednesday, Jan. 20, both in Richmond..

Jim Webb dropped out of the Democratic Party presidential race this week, and said he is considering a run for president as an independent. Don’t count on that happening.

Former Virginia U.S. Sen. Jim Webb is reportedly considering a run for president as an independent. The Webb campaign said in a statement that Webb will hold a news conference on Tuesday at the National Press Club in Washington.

Virginia Organizing held the 20th anniversary Grassroots Gathering and celebration in Blackstone, Virginia Oct. 9-11. Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring joined Virginia Organizing for a mass meeting portion of the Grassroots Gathering.

Today, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) joined fellow Senate Democrats in unveiling principles for new gun safety legislation, launching a major effort to pressure congressional leaders to pass new laws.

Tax loopholes allowed seven Virginia Fortune 500 companies—led by Computer Sciences Corporation—to maintain a total of $9 billion in profits offshore in 2014, much of the money in tax havens, according to a report released today by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (USPIRG).

The Hillary Clinton presidential campaign announced on Monday the launch of its Hillary for Virginia Leadership Council – a group of over 30 of the top Virginia elected officials, community, coalition and grassroots leaders who will help build a grassroots-driven volunteer team in advance of the Virginia Democratic presidential primary on March 1.
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