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“During her trip to the Valley and as you reported during her stop in Waynesboro, Wagner accused the LG of only recently supporting the Governor’s Opportunity Fund. However, Jody Wagner is dead wrong.” That was the message to me from Randy Marcus, the chief of staff for Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling, pulling double duty in…
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“Do Augusta County Democrats have a death wish?” That was what greeted me to the desk this morning, an e-mail note from a friend and Democratic Party strategist with a link to a story in today’s News Leader discussing 20th District House candidate Erik Curren’s religious beliefs and criticisms from fellow Democrat Tracy Pyles to…
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Sen. Creigh Deeds, the Democratic nominee for governor, will appear at 10 debates and forums across Virginia over the next 105 days, pending the acceptance of Republican nominee Bob McDonnell.
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The shuttering of 18 rest areas along Virginia’s interstates overnight marks a new low point in Virginia’s transportation budget wars. We always knew that Virginia lawmakers’ budget feud and failure to fund transportation, even after being called into special session in 2008 and not appropriating an additional dime, would put motorists in their crosshairs. Today,…
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This is what is seems some legislators have been telling victims of predatory lending for years. Or put another way, if we take away payday and car title loans at 350 percent interest, where else will these people turn for help? Should we just “Let them eat cake”? Or are there other solutions?
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Friday, July 24 – Senate bill includes proposal to add National D-Day Memorial to Park Service Thursday, July 23 – Perriello backs Pay-As-You-Go bill Wednesday, July 22 – Webb to chair hearing of Foreign Relations Committee Thursday Tuesday, July 21 – Perriello introduces rural-ed advisory initiative Monday, July 20 – Warner urges confirmation of Sotomayor…
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Tuesday, July 21 – Legislative forum to tackle behaviorial health, disability services issues Monday, July 20 – House Democratic candidates to discuss health care in Waynesboro – Deeds releases economic plan
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Friday, July 24 – Bills in Congress could impact voter disenfranchisement in Virginia Thursday, July 23 – State health department reports swine-flu death Wednesday, July 22 – Kaine statement on recovery of Cho records – Kaine calls special legislative session to deal with fallout from Melendez-Diaz decision Tuesday, July 21 – Kaine announces formation of…
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Six months ago, Beth Hodge told a local publication that the Staunton Augusta Art Center was holding up just fine in the face of the economic downturn, and speculated that the Art Center and the arts sector in Staunton in general was playing a role in helping mitigate the effects of the downturn locally. “But…
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Washington Redskins legend Joe Jacoby will be guest speaker at the Shenandoah Valley Athletic Club’s August meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 5, at 6 p.m. at the Harrisonburg Ramada Inn. Jacoby was a standout offensive lineman for the Redskins from 1981 to 1993 and was a member of the team’s famed “Hogs” line that paved the…
