04/28/15 / State Government / Transportation /
Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) will conduct a public hearing tonight, Tuesday, April 28, starting at 6 p.m. on the draft Six-Year Improvement Program (SYIP), which allocates $12.9 billion to transportation projects over the next six fiscal years beginning July 1, 2015.
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04/18/15 / Environment / State Government / Volunteering /
All 36 Virginia State Parks will offer special programming or volunteer projects related to preserving the environment, recycling, upcycling, developing natural habitats or beautifying parks. Other projects include habitat creation for the threatened Monarch Butterfly, weeding, trail maintenance and plantings.
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04/04/15 / Gainesville / State Government / Transportation /
Join the Virginia Department of Transportation on Thursday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. at Gainesville Middle School for an update on the Route 29/Linton Hall Road interchange project.
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By Elaine Lidholm, Va. Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services 04/04/15 / Agriculture / Health & Safety / State Government /
Henry’s Farm Inc. of Woodford, Va. is recalling all packages of soybean sprouts because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections to individuals with weakened immune systems.
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FROM SCC REPORTS 03/31/15 / Money & Taxes / State Government /
State Corporation Commission (SCC) has revised the rules governing long-term care insurance. Effective September 1, 2015, the rule revisions strive to protect consumers and place heightened scrutiny on long-term care insurers seeking to raise premium rates.
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03/30/15 / Money & Taxes / State Government /
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) recently launched an online directory of permitted bingo games played in the Commonwealth. Listed by locality, more than 400 regular games are available across the state. The directory will be updated monthly and can be found on VDACS’ website at http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/gaming/index.shtml.
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03/28/15 / State Government / Transportation /
Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles’ mobile customer service centers, called DMV 2 Go, will be traveling across the state in April to serve customers and will be at three locations in the Prince William County area--Woodbridge on April 1, Manassas Park on April 7 and Manassas on April 20.
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03/24/15 / Police & Fire Beat / State Government /
Attorney General Mark R. Herring issued the following statement on the results of the Charlottesville Police Department's investigation into the alleged instance of sexual violence portrayed in Rolling Stone magazine:
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