
Bell right to work amendment passes Senate
A House resolution to make our Right to Work laws part of Virginia’s Constitution passed in the State Senate on Friday.

A House resolution to make our Right to Work laws part of Virginia’s Constitution passed in the State Senate on Friday.

Delegate Richard P. “Dickie” Bell (R-Staunton) announced Friday that House Bill 324 passed in the State Senate.

This afternoon, Senate Republicans echoed their House counterparts and voted to enshrine “right to work” in the Virginia Constitution. Delegate Dickie Bell’s (R – Staunton) constitutional amendment, HJ 490, passed on a straight party-line vote.

With a week to go until the scheduled February 28 adjournment, the Virginia General Assembly is moving steadily along.

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine are urging federal regulators to move quickly to finalize and publish new safety regulations on oil trains.

Construction work is set to begin Monday on improvements to the Route 29 / Route 250 Bypass interchange in Charlottesville.

The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the Staunton VDOT transportation district during the coming weeks.

The Greenbrier resort announced today that its Tennis Pro Emeritus, Pete Sampras, will take on eight-time tennis Grand Slam winner, Andre Agassi, at the grand opening of Center Court at Creekside on June 20.

After driving 500 miles south to avoid the snow in Virginia, Longwood found itself battling cold, snowy conditions in the series opener with Ohio.

The UVA baseball team picked up a 9-1 win over Marist Friday afternoon at Bishop England High School in Charleston, S.C.
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