State Senate passes transportation funding bill
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A bipartisan 26-14 State Senate vote would raise more than $900 million annually for transportation maintenance and new construction.
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Kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart to speak at Bridgewater College
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Abducted from her bedroom on June 5, 2002, at the age of 14, Utah resident Elizabeth Smart was imprisoned and sexually abused by her captors for nine months before being rescued by the police. She will tell her story on Monday, Feb. 25, at 7:30 p.m. in Cole Hall at Bridgewater College.
Fifty new jobs to result from $9.2M expansion of McQuay
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Daikin McQuay, a subsidiary of Daikin Industries, Ltd., announced Wednesday that it will invest $9.2 million to expand its operation in Augusta County.
McDonnell statement on failure of felon voting rights restoration bill
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Gov. Bob McDonnell issued the following statement Monday after a House of Delegates subcommittee failed to act on legislation to provide for the automatic restoration of rights for non-violent felons. The inaction effectively ends the bill’s prospects for passage this session.
House subcommittee blocks election reforms
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The Republican controlled House Elections Subcommittee defeated bills that would have allowed Virginia seniors to vote by no-excuse absentee ballot and prevented election officials from rejecting an absentee ballot due to minor technical errors.
House committee defeats bill banning discrimination in state employment
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The Republican-controlled House Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process Subcommittee defeated Sen. Donald McEachin’s (D-Henrico County) legislation that would have banned discrimination in the state employment based on sexual orientation.
Comedian Brett Leake to speak at Woodrow Wilson Rehab Center
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The WWRC Foundation will host nationally recognized comedian and motivational speaker Brett Leake for a benefit performance on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. in the Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center Auditorium in Fishersville, VA. The show will open with the Virginia School for the Deaf & Blind bluegrass band and will be followed by a reception.
ACLU praises school system in free speech cases
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The ACLU of Virginia on Monday sent a letter to the Fairfax County School Board thanking the Board and Superintendent for upholding free speech in two recent incidents: a parent’s attempt to have a book removed from the curriculum, and a request that a community group be denied permission to use school property for a controversial meeting. The school division denied the requests in both instances.
State posts 19.5 percent revenue gain in January
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Gov. Bob McDonnell announced Monday that total general fund revenue collections rose by 19.5 percent in the month of January.
UVa’s Justin Anderson named ACC Rookie of the Week
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Virginia freshman guard Justin Anderson (Montross, Va.) was named ACC Rookie of the Week Monday. Anderson averaged 15.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals as Virginia (17-6, 7-3 ACC) claimed a pair of key ACC wins over Clemson and Maryland.
