Congressman Goodlatte hosts Sept. 16 job fair

Chris Graham

Rep. Bob Goodlatte will host a Valley Job Fair on September 16 at Augusta Expo in Fishersville. Any residents of the 6th seeking employment are invited to attend this event. Many local businesses will be on hand to meet with job seekers. No pre-registration is necessary for job seekers. Parking will be available.

Northam discusses education policy

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Today on a conference call with members of the media, State Sen. Ralph Northam spelled out his plan to strengthen Virginia’s public schools and announced the launch of Educators for Northam. In addition, Northam, the Democratic Party nominee for lieutenant governor, called out his Republican rival E.W. Jackson’s extreme agenda that would shortchange Virginia’s public schools.

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JMU students, faculty raise issue with Obenshain on choice issues

Chris Graham

Today, two former James Madison University faculty members as well as current and former students called attention to Republican attorney general candidate Mark Obenshain’s time as a member of the James Madison University Board of Visitors and his crusade to stop the university’s health center from dispensing emergency contraception.

Kaine discusses Syria situation on Senate floor

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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, a member of the Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, discussed the situation in Syria today on the Senate floor, outlining why he believes Bashar Al-Assad’s use of chemical weapons to kill Syrian civilians must have consequences, as well as praising current efforts to pursue a diplomatic path with Russia and Syria – an opportunity he argues would not have been possible without American pressure and resolve.