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AAA: 3 Percent Increase in Travel
AAA Mid-Atlantic expects more Virginians on the highways this Thanksgiving weekend.
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Virginia Gov Tim Kaine asked to restore 300,000 felons' rights before McDonnell takes over
Civil rights organizations are asking Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine to sign an executive order restoring the rights of nearly 300,000 felons before he leaves office in January.
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Celebrating a True West Virginia Living Legend: U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd
This week, West Virginia celebrated one of the most significant and monumental milestones in our state and nation's history, as U.S. Sen.
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Va. jobless rate falls to 6.3 percent
Virginia's job market improved last month as the number of Virginians out of work declined.
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AUDIO: Analyzing Virginia's Mexican Population
Sixty percent of Mexicans living in Virginia are actually American citizens. Mexicans living in Virginia also are more likely to have a job than Virginians overall.
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The West Virginia House of Delegates has given thumbs up to keeping West Virginia's gas tax at 32.2 cents a gallon.
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Virginia tax collections reflect economy
Virginians are earning less and spending less, and business profits have risen sharply, likely due to cost-cutting measures.
Commentary: Trusts would protect taxpayers' investment
The following editorial appeared in the Kansas City Star on Tuesday, Nov. 17: Historically, government has a lousy record of running businesses.
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Countdown to Statewide Restaurant Smoking Ban
Below is a press release from the Virginia Department of Health on the upcoming statewide smoking ban: VDH COMMISSIONER ASKS VIRGINIANS TO SUPPORT THE COMMONWEALTH BREATHE EASY CHALLENGE To celebrate the upcoming ban on smoking in restaurants, Virginia's Health Commissioner today called on Virginians to show their support for the new law and local ...
Groups Ask Kaine To Restore Felon Rights
Civil rights organizations are asking Gov. Timothy M. Kaine to sign an executive order restoring the rights of nearly 300,000 felons before he leaves office in January.
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On a slow Friday in March of 1980, then-Senate Majority Leader Robert C. Byrd saw his granddaughter and her schoolmates in the spectators' gallery and decided to give them a lesson with a lengthy impromptu speech on the history of the Senate.
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VDOT Prioritizes Road Projects
Virginia transportation officials are moving hundreds of millions of dollars from secondary and urban road projects to higher priority Interstate and primary highways.
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One of the top priorities of Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., has been to represent his fellow West Virginians to the best of his ability in Washington.
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Health officials: avoid eating Lake Gaston walleye
Virginia and North Carolina health officials are advising against consuming walleye fish caught in Lake Gaston because of mercury contamination.
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Virginia budget outlook poor; shortfall could grow
The bad economy will result in another $250 million to $300 million budget shortfall for the fiscal year ending June 30, House of Delegates money committees were told Tuesday.
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Citizen Journalism: Charter Schools in Virginia
Does the Virginia gubernatorial victory handed Republican Robert F. McDonnell mean that voters support his education agenda? Voters and school-choice advocates won't know the answer until after the General Assembly convenes in January and the governor-elect is sworn in.
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Information about Virginiaa s electric chair
Virginia inmate Larry Bill Elliott is scheduled to become the first Virginia inmate to die by electrocution since 2006.
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WTVR: Why is Gov. Kaine not in Virginia during a state of emergency?
Update 12:00 am CBS 6 has learned that Kaine would be back Thursday night. His press secretary, Gordon Hickey says he's been trying to get him home sooner, but there's been some flight issues because of the weather.
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Virginia's Governor-Elect Says No to Gov't-Run Health Care Option
Virginia's Governor-elect Bob McDonnell said that his administration would not participate in a government-run health insurance plan, if one is passed by Congress and signed into law.
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TEXT from Virginia State law that may be applicable to the Hamilton issue
A 30-113. Powers and duties of Panel. The powers and duties of the Panel shall be applied and used only in relation to members of the respective house of the General Assembly for which it is created.
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