
Northam marks Virginia Women Veterans Week
Gov. Ralph Northam participated in a special kickoff event on Monday marking the beginning of Virginia Women Veterans Week and honoring the service and sacrifice of women veterans.

Gov. Ralph Northam participated in a special kickoff event on Monday marking the beginning of Virginia Women Veterans Week and honoring the service and sacrifice of women veterans.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined Sens. Jon Tester (D-MT) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) to introduce bipartisan legislation to improve veterans’ access to mental health care and help ensure veterans’ lives are not lost to suicide.

One might think that Jack Salt’s Senior Day didn’t go to plan for the big New Zealand native. After all, the fifth-year senior — the team’s only senior, moreover — played just 11 minutes.

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) urged the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to expedite the building of a critical outpatient clinic for veterans in Hampton Roads.

The return of the Super Cup Stock Car Series to Shenandoah Speedway will highlight the new Veterans Classic on Saturday, June 1st.

Gov. Ralph Northam today announced that Virginia was selected as one of seven states to participate in the inaugural Governor’s Challenge to Prevent Suicide among Service Members, Veterans, and their Families (SMVF).

The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Forever GI Bill Housing Payment Fulfillment Act, bipartisan legislation backed by U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) to ensure the VA reimburses veterans for missed or underpaid Forever GI Bill housing benefits.

Attorney General Mark Herring has secured more than $50 million in debt relief and ordered civil penalties as a result of his lawsuit against Future Income Payments.

Dominion Energy is building on its partnership with the Department of Veterans Services to launch a new “100 Homes for 100 Veterans” EnergyShare initiative.

U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) have introduced the Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2018 to protect veterans and low-income families from housing discrimination.
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