Tag: housing
Housing non-discrimination, employment non-discrimination bills make their way to Senate floor
A Senate committee voted to report bills that would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in public employment and in housing.
Virginia Tech awarded two-year research project on the economics of housing in Virginia
Housing is part of the economic infrastructure of local communities and it is intertwined with other key economic components including construction, finance, property management, legal services, and professional services.
Ken Plum: Recent victories call for another
I continue to celebrate the human rights victories we have had recently in marriage equality, health care and housing. I voted against Virginia’s marriage amendment defining marriage as being between a man and a woman when it came before the General Assembly.
Virginia Center for Housing Research at Virginia Tech explores housing innovation in new book
Researchers from the Virginia Center for Housing Research and the Urban Institute have taken a leading-edge look into innovation in the housing industry, conducting a new in-depth statistical analysis in this area of the industry.
Partnership with FamilyWize helps United Way of Greater Augusta save residents $2M on prescriptions
United Way of Greater Augusta and the FamilyWize Community Service Partnership have teamed up to make prescriptions more affordable for those without insurance or even those with insurance that doesn’t cover the medicine.
Not just one day: Veterans deserve a lasting commitment
Veterans Day is for those who return from war. Memorial Day is for those who have not survived. Two days to remind us in a multitude of ways how to remember, and also act. Our veterans need us now.
McAuliffe signs executive order strengthening Virginia housing policy
While speaking today at the Virginia Governor’s Housing Conference, Governor Terry McAuliffe issued Executive Order 32 to advance critical components of Virginia’s housing policy agenda.
Charlottesville is quarterfinalist for $5 million Georgetown University Energy Prize
The City of Charlottesville is a quarterfinalist in the Georgetown University Energy Prize, a nationwide competition for small-to-medium sized communities to compete to win a $5 million grand prize by saving energy.
New TV ad pushes Sen. Warner’s commitment to Virginia military families, veterans
Today, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner’s re-election campaign announced a new ad, “Get It Right,” which highlights Senator Warner’s long history of fighting for the thousands of military men, women, veterans and families that reside in the Commonwealth.
Virginia moves to end veteran homelessness by end of 2015
On any given night, 617 veterans in Virginia are homeless based on the 2014 Point-In-Time Count, a survey of sheltered and unsheltered homeless persons.
Livestock producers urged to enroll in Disaster Assistance Program by Oct. 1
Livestock producers that have experienced grazing losses since October 2011 and may be eligible for benefits but have not yet contacted their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) office should do so as soon as possible.
USDA provides $328 million to conserve wetlands and farmland, boost economy
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that $328 million in funding is being invested to help landowners protect and restore key farmlands, grasslands and wetlands across the nation.
Virginia families need higher wages, Medicaid expansion
A new report shows that in Virginia, families are struggling with the reality of making ends meet on a limited budget while state legislators refuse to implement life and cost savings by expanding Medicaid.
McAuliffe announces improvements to Commonwealth hurricane preparedness
Governor Terry McAuliffe released a report Thursday outlining improvements to Virginia’s hurricane preparedness plan, including an adjustment to the evacuation decision-making timeline.
Enrollment for new dairy farm risk management program to begin Sept. 2
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that starting Sept. 2, 2014, farmers can enroll in the new dairy Margin Protection Program.
Denstock breaks ground in Augusta County
Denstock LLC, a Charlottesville, Virginia,-based real estate investment company, announced today that it has closed financing and started site work on The Apartments at Goose Creek, a $32 million multi-family community located in Fishersville.
Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission celebrates 45th year
The Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission (CSPDC) turns 45 in September, and the organization that was created by the Virginia General Assembly in 1969 to establish regional cooperation as a cornerstone to long–term prosperity and economic success continues to distinguish itself as a model of what cooperation between government agencies can accomplish.
USDA announces $25M to turn commodities into value-added products
USDA is investing $25 million to help 247 businesses nationwide expand their operations and create new products to market.
Chris Graham: Race, partisan divide over Ferguson?
How naïve I am: silly white liberal ol’ me thought my visceral reaction to the ongoing police suppression of protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, demanding justice for an unarmed black teen shot to death by a police officer two weeks ago would be shared by my friends on the right and left and across the racial divide.
$11M in grants to end veterans homelessness in Virginia
Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner announced that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will be awarding $11,312,352 in grants to help fight veterans’ homelessness in Virginia.
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