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This past week the House approved H.R. 754, the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 with near unanimous support. This bill provides and allocates critical resources for the intelligence community that help keep Fifth District Virginians and all Americans safe. Congress has not passed a complete Intelligence Authorization Bill in six years, and the…
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Tyler Wilson (Sr., Midlothian, Va.) gave up just one hit and struck out 11 over 7.2 innings of dominant work to propel the No. 1-ranked Virginia baseball team to a 3-2 victory over No. 16 Miami Saturday afternoon at Davenport Field. Wilson (6-0) allowed only two baserunners on a hit and a walk and tied…
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Five-run first pushes #16 Miami past #1 UVa : The top-ranked Virginia baseball team dropped a 6-2 decision to No. 16 Miami Friday in front of 4,058 fans on a dre Salem shut out by Dash : Winston-Salem scored four times with two outs in the top of the first, taking a lead that would…
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The top-ranked Virginia baseball team dropped a 6-2 decision to No. 16 Miami Friday in front of 4,058 fans on a dreary evening at Davenport Field. Coming off a nine-day layoff for final exams, the Cavaliers allowed five runs (three earned) in the first inning and never recovered. Virginia starting pitcher Danny Hultzen (Jr., Bethesda,…
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When the United States Chamber of Commerce as the world’s largest business federation and I are on the same page as closely as we are on supporting early childhood education, I want to announce it in the headline. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce in 2010 issued a report through its Institute for a Competitive Workforce…
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Commissioner of Agriculture Matt Lohr will open an evening workshop on farmland conservation to be held at Weyers Cave Community Center on Monday, May 16th at 7 p.m. Lohr will address efforts to meet Gov. Bob McDonnell’s goal of conserving 400,000 acres of land during his term. To that end, various state agencies and private groups…
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The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum announced today that, with the assistance of Sen. Mark Warner it recently acquired a collection of 120 Signal Corps photographs from President Wilson’s trip to Europe for the Paris Peace Conference following World War I. Many of the photographs are of President Wilson. Barbara Rohmann of Fairfax County,…
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The left northbound travel lane will be closed at 10 p.m. on Sunday, May 15 on Interstate 81 for sinkhole repairs at mile marker 212.3 near the Augusta and Rockbridge County line. It is unknown when the left lane will be reopened to traffic but motorists should anticipate single lane traffic in this area for…
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The Commonwealth Transportation Board completed the sale of $600 million of Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Capital Projects Revenue Bonds on May 11 to advance transportation projects managed by the Virginia Department of Transportation and the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation. The bonds were sold through a competitive bidding process. Seven underwriters submitted highly…
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April revenue collections by state government increased by 1.5 percent over the prior year, continuing a trend of increased monthly state revenues dating back to last year. This is the 13th month out of the last 14 in which state revenue collections exceeded the previous year’s amount. Over the last six months, state revenues have…
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