
Bright Rewired business plan competition begins
The Bright Rewired Business Plan Competition is coming to Staunton. Grants up to $10,000 will be awarded to businesses opening in the Downtown Service District or Newtown Historic District in Staunton.

The Bright Rewired Business Plan Competition is coming to Staunton. Grants up to $10,000 will be awarded to businesses opening in the Downtown Service District or Newtown Historic District in Staunton.

Carded Graphics LLC of Staunton and ÅR Packaging Group AB, of Lund, Sweden, have signed a strategic partnership agreement.

Ideas and ideals clash in the legislature. That makes the job interesting and at the same time challenging.

Wednesday was an historic day for education reform in Virginia, as the Senate passed my resolution that could result in a constitutional amendment, giving charter schools a chance to succeed in Virginia.

The Virginia House of Delegates passed legislation Thursday to provide schools in the Commonwealth with exemptions from federal regulations that effectively prohibit students from holding fundraisers that sell snacks and food not compliant with the federal school lunch program.

UVA basketball coach Tony Bennett was a guest on “Pardon The Interruption” with ESPN hosts Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon on Thursday.

The Virginia House of Delegates on Thursday passed legislation to make college more affordable for Virginia students.

U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined U.S. Senator Bob Menendez and Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (D-CT) today to introduce the Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act, a common-sense bill that bans the importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of magazines that hold more than ten rounds of ammunition and are designed for shooting en masse.

This afternoon, the Virginia Senate approved Senator Rosalyn Dance’s (D-Petersburg) SB 1017, the Ban the Box bill, which would prevent state agencies from incorporating a check box on application forms regarding past criminal convictions.

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner provided a variety of useful resources and an online form on his Senate website for Virginians potentially impacted by the cyberattack targeting Anthem to contact his office for assistance.
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