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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.
Ethics is a key issue for 2015 assembly
With a former governor heading to prison for corruption and his successor calling for a cap on gifts to politicians, ethics reform is high on the agenda for the Virginia General Assembly’s 2015 session.
Lawmakers seek to restrict drones
Five bills before the General Assembly would restrict the use of drones in Virginia, including one that would let localities prohibit even hobbyists from flying small unmanned aircraft.
Poll: colleges should report assaults to police
More than nine out of 10 Virginians think colleges and universities should be required to report campus sexual assaults to police, according to a statewide poll released Thursday.
