September 3, 2010
By Stephen Groves
With 60 days until the elections, Virginia’s congressional campaigns are heating up.
While University of Virginia professor Larry Sabato released a prediction on Thursday that Republicans would gain 47 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, the status of Virginia’s close elections – the second, fifth, ninth, and 11th districts – did not change. The second and [...]
September 3, 2010
By Paige Winfield Cunningham
Pension payments are lighter for Virginia schools as they struggle through the recession, but some district officials say delaying contributions will come back to bite them.
Last spring, the General Assembly excused school districts from contributing to teacher pensions during the months of April, May and June. Legislators also lowered the amount schools [...]
September 3, 2010
By Stephen Groves
ALEXANDRIA-
Women in Virginia are making 81 percent of what their male counter-parts make per hour, sending the Commonwealth to near the top of the list of states for the gender pay gap, says a new report. But the reasons remain unclear.
The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis, a research non-profit that supports progressive issues, [...]
September 3, 2010
By Stephen Groves
ALEXANDRIA — They were here before Virginia was called Virginia, but the federal government still doesn’t recognize them.
The Chickahominy tribe even met John Smith, helping the early settlers grow corn. Now they are fighting to be recognized as an Indian tribe by the federal government.
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