Gov. Bob McDonnell held his final scheduled press briefing Tuesday in Richmond to discuss the impact of Hurricane Sandy in Virginia and the state’s recovery efforts. Hurricane Sandy took a heavy toll on much of the Atlantic seaboard, particularly in states such as New Jersey and New York, but Virginia was spared the brunt of the storm.
Devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy could affect the election outcome, particularly in swing states such as Virginia and New Hampshire, Center for Politics spokesperson Geoff Skelley said.
The Cavalier Daily staff live blog developments from the storm expected to hit central Virginia Monday evening through Tuesday.
On Election Day, Virginia voters will see a proposed amendment to the state’s constitution on the ballot that would define more narrowly the way government bodies can employ eminent domain to seize private land.
A Storify feature of live coverage and responses to the University’s announcement that classes on Monday, October 29 would be canceled.
The University cancelled its classes for the third time in 30 years Sunday evening with Hurricane Sandy bringing extreme weather to the state.
Republican Vice Presidential nominee Paul Ryan visited Charlottesville Thursday for a rally outside the Crutchfield Corporation promoting Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign and local Republicans running for Congress. With 12 days before the general election, both Republican and Democratic campaigns have paid great attention to Albemarle County, an important area up for grabs in the swing state of Virginia.
The National Basketball Association could be coming to Virginia, according to a report released Tuesday.
The Virginia Economic Development Partnership has signed an agreement with Virginia’s public higher-education institutions and the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to draw businesses to the commonwealth, Gov.
Gov. Bob McDonnell announced a regulatory reform initiative calling for regulatory agencies to examine their policies, remove unnecessary rules and streamline regulations, according to a statement from the Governor’s Office released Monday.
Bruce Springsteen held a free concert at a rally in support of President Barack Obama’s reelection Tuesday.
Low-income Virginia residents suffering from HIV/AIDS no longer have to wait for their medication. Additional funding from the General Assembly helped the state’s AIDS drug assistance program (ADAP) reduce its waiting list — which peaked at 1,112 people last December — to zero at the end of August.
Bruce Springsteen is set to perform a free concert Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the nTelos Wireless Pavilion in support of the Barack Obama campaign. The Obama for America-hosted-event is part of the campaign’s effort to turn out voters across Virginia. “I’m here today because for thirty years I’ve been writing about the distance between the American dream and the American reality,” Springsteen said during a recent appearance in Iowa.
Virginia Health Commissioner Karen Remley abruptly resigned from her position Thursday citing the controversial abortion clinic regulations passed this year as her impetus. The Virginia Board of Health passed regulations in June that classify abortion clinics as hospitals, requiring them to abide by the same architectural standards.
The issue of voter fraud resurfaced last week when Rockingham County resident Colin Small was arrested for attempting to dispose of completed voter registration forms. Small, a voter registration supervisor, worked for an independent private organization that the Republican Party of Virginia contracted to conduct voter registration. “The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office… made an arrest in the investigation of voter registration fraud that began on the afternoon of Oct.
A recent paper released by a University of Richmond associate professor concluded media coverage and recent education policy proposals miss the larger picture of rising college costs.
Two-thirds of graduates from the class of 2011 reported a five percent increase in student-loan debt, totaling an average of $26,500 upon graduation, according to a study released Thursday by the Institute for College Access and Success. Perpetually increasing pricetags are a contemporary hallmark of higher education across the nation, with the University’s out-of-state tuition per semester having risen about $10,000 in the past decade. The report’s findings detailed slight decreases in debt, however, for those who graduate from Virginia colleges, with a total amount of about $24,000 upon graduation.
Charlottesville Area Transit held an open meeting Tuesday evening to present proposed changes to the free trolley and CAT bus routes.
A recent study by College Measures, a division of the American Institutes for Research, showed students who graduate from Virginia’s public universities with career-oriented bachelor’s degrees earn more than those with liberal arts degrees.
Asst. Dean of Students Mike Citro, who oversees fraternity and sorority and student organizations at the University, spoke at Student Council’s representative body meeting Tuesday evening.
