Another defense company makes its home in Virginia

By   /  April 30, 2012  /  Federal Government, News, Virginia  /  1 Comment

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By Carten Cordell | Virginia Statehouse News
ALEXANDRIA– Gov. Bob McDonnell announced Monday that another defense technology company will be making its headquarters in Virginia.

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VA GOP lashes out on new EPA emissions rules

By   /  April 9, 2012  /  Energy, Federal Government, News, State Government  /  No Comments

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Virginia Republicans derided new Environmental Protection Agency rules on carbon dioxide emissions, saying they hamstring the coal industry in the Commonwealth.

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Virginia tracking system likely powerless against meth cookers

By   /  April 9, 2012  /  News  /  No Comments

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As law enforcement officials create a nationwide database aimed at crushing the methamphetamine trade, addicts are using a simple but dangerous method to create their drug of choice and evade police.

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VA’s eminent domain bill could open Pandora’s box of claims

By   /  March 2, 2012  /  News  /  No Comments

By Carten Cordell | Virginia Statehouse News
ALEXANDRIA — Jim Close won’t soon forget the effects of Norfolk’s decision to install sewer lines, which were being placed to support a pair of revenue-generating hotels.

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VA personhood bill seen as threat to fertility efforts

By   /  February 22, 2012  /  News  /  No Comments

By Carten Cordell | Virginia Statehouse News
RICHMOND — Fertility experts say Virginia’s Personhood Bill threatens more than just abortion access — it could eliminate the practice of in-vitro fertilization.
The House Bill 1, referred to as the Personhood Bill, would grant constitutional rights to embryos at conception.
“We have concluded that Personhood measures, like HB 1, [...]

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