Colonial Money program rescheduled
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Award-winning numismatist Philip I. Mossman, MD, will present a program on “The Money of Colonial Virginia” 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20 at the R. R. Smith Center in Staunton.
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Keith William DeBlasio: Why do we want to keep innocent people in prison?
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Why is the Virginia Legislature afraid to have laws that allow viable challenges to wrongful convictions? Does finality really trump true justice and freeing the actually innocent? Can a victim really have finality if an innocent person is sitting in prison for a crime they did not commit? Isn’t that actually just another crime in itself?
#1 UVa. baseball opens season on Friday
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The top-ranked UVa. baseball team begins its highly-anticipated 2014 season this weekend when it competes in the Hughes Bros. Challenge in Wilmington, N.C. UNC Wilmington will host the event at Brooks Field; the Cavaliers will face Kentucky at noon Friday, VMI at noon Saturday and the host Seahawks at 2 p.m. Sunday.
House of Delegates passes ethics reform bill
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With overwhelming bipartisan support, the House of Delegates passed the House Ethics bill (HB 1211) that would establish a Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council to review disclosure forms, ban gifts of more than $250, and require disclosure of gifts to immediate family members.
Del. Dickie Bell’s virtual learning bill passes the House
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Legislation authored by Del. Dickie Bell (R-Staunton) to give parents and students the tools needed to ensure that every child has access to cutting edge technology for virtual learning passed the House of Delegates on Tuesday.
House of Delegates passes SOL reform
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The House of Delegates voted unanimously on Tuesday to pass House Bill 930, which would reform the Standards of Learning (SOLs) by reducing the number of tests to focus students and teachers on key areas in each grade level and establishing a process to review remaining SOL assessments in order to maximize their effectiveness.
Winter Storm Warning: A foot of snow possible in Shenandoah Valley
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The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday with a forecast of up to a foot of snow possible in Augusta County, Staunton, Waynesboro and most of the Shenandoah Valley.
State Senate passes minimum wage increase
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The Virginia Senate voted Tuesday 20-20 to pass a bill that would raise the state minimum wage to $9.25. The vote took place along party lines, with all Democrats supporting and all Republicans opposed. Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam broke the tie.
State Senate votes to repeal required ultrasounds before abortions
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The Virginia Senate voted Tuesday to pass a bill to repeal the mandatory ultrasound requirement that Republicans passed in 2012. Senate Democrats provided 19 of the 20 votes which produced a tie, broken by Democratic Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam.
Gov. Terry McAuliffe declares State of Emergency as winter storm approaches
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Gov. Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency today, an action that authorizes state agencies to be ready to assist local governments in responding to the major snow storm that is forecast to hit the Commonwealth starting tomorrow.
