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Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe spoke today about the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan to cut carbon pollution at an event hosted by the New Republic, “The Next Frontier of Climate Change: State and Local Action Virginia,” held in Richmond.
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Virginia today condemned the Senate for failing to adopt Governor McAuliffe’s amendment to SB 721 that would have ensured that a person’s property could not be forfeited to the government without a criminal conviction.
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Robert E. Lee High School’s Key Club and National Honor Society organized a blood drive on Tuesday.
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Virginia was selected as a Stronger Economies Together (SET) Phase V state for 2015. This designation creates an opportunity for two rural Virginia regions to receive economic development coaching and technical assistance.
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Two Bridgewater College alumni will be honored as part of the college’s annual Alumni Weekend celebration April 17 – 19.
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Demonstrators outside the Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s Energy and Sustainability Conference this morning met conference attendees with signs like “Dominion – Global Warming starts here” and other signs urging the state’s largest utility to quit its membership in ALEC-the American Legislative Executive Council.
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Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance (HDR) announced its designation as an accredited National Main Street Program.
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The State Board of Elections (SBE) decertified the AVS WINVote equipment at its public meeting today. The WINVote system is currently used in 30 localities, totaling more than 560 precincts around the state.
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Today, the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act, including a number of provisions Kaine helped negotiate, was unanimously passed by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, 19-0.
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The Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) voted James Madison women’s basketball junior guard Precious Hall the state’s Player of the Year and Head Coach Kenny Brooks the state’s Coach of the Year on Monday to highlight the 2015 University Division All-State Women’s Basketball awards.
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