Recent Articles from Virginia Business
Disorder in the court?
Empty benches raise questions about how the legislature appoints judges
Democracies’ guiding document
Virginia Bar Association marks 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta
All together now
Banks recognize need to address culture before and after a merger
An entrepreneurial spirit
Study estimates 60,000 living alums have been involved with startups
College affordability bills now in Senate
After clearing the House of Delegates, two bills aimed at making college more affordable in Virginia have now moved to the Senate.
Bill would ‘ban the box’ on job applications
A Senate committee narrowly approved a bill this week that would prohibit state agencies from asking job applicants if they have a criminal history on employment applications.
Bill denying in-state tuition to ‘DREAM-er’ college students fails
The Virginia Senate this week narrowly defeated a bill to deny in-state tuition to so-called “DREAM-ers” – young adults who immigrated illegally to the U.S. as children.
Panel OKs bills aimed at college affordability
Two bills aimed at making college more affordable were approved unanimously this week by the House Appropriations Committee.