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Feb 11, 2025

Kaine, Warner want answers from FAA about possible Musk intervention

In the wake of the fatal Washington, D.C., collision between a U.S. Army helicopter and an airplane, U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, along with other Democratic lawmakers from Maryland and Virginia, want assurance that leaders at the Federal Aviation Administration will notify Congress if billionaire Elon Musk directs the agency to take any […]

Jul 30, 2024

Micron expects to expand Manassas facility soon

Bolstered by hundreds of millions of dollars in state and federal funding, semiconductor manufacturing in Northern Virginia soon will be expanding. In May, Idaho-based Micron Technology applied for federal funding through the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act, which allocated more than $52 billion in subsidies for domestic companies researching and manufacturing semiconductors, to expand its […]

Aug 30, 2023

Government | Politics 2023: MARK WARNER

Like his junior colleague, Tim Kaine, Warner served as governor of Virginia before being elected to the U.S. Senate. He is now in his third term as Virginia’s senior senator. A moderate Democrat, Warner chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee and is vice chair of the Senate Democratic caucus. He also serves on Finance subcommittees that […]

A rendering of the Dulles Solar and Storage project at Washington Dulles International Airport. Image courtesy Dominion Energy.
Aug 22, 2023

Dominion, Dulles solar project to power 37,000 Va. homes

A massive solar project that will soon begin to take shape at Washington Dulles International Airport will not only have the ability to power 37,000 Virginia homes, but will also send a message to travelers about the power of clean energy, officials said Tuesday during a ceremonial groundbreaking for the 835-acre Dulles Solar and Storage project. […]

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine made the case for the FBI headquarters to move to Virginia in a March 9 meeting with U.S. General Services Administration officials. Photo courtesy office of U.S. Sen. Mark Warner
May 30, 2023

Poll: Nation thinks NoVa should get FBI HQ

Nearly two-thirds of surveyed voters think a new FBI headquarters to replace the agency’s crumbling Washington, D.C., home should be built in Virginia. That’s according to a national survey released in late April by the Virginia Chamber of Commerce. More than a decade in the works, the move is being handled by the U.S. General […]

Tom Barkin speaks at the 2023 Investing in Rural America conference in Roanoke. Photo courtesy Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
Apr 12, 2023

Innovation, capital key to rural growth, Barkin and Warner say

There’s hope for economic growth in rural areas despite their challenges, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President and CEO Tom Barkin and U.S. Sen. Mark Warner said Wednesday during the Fed’s 2023 Investing in Rural America conference in Roanoke. Rural areas could overcome economic development challenges, particularly housing shortages and lack of broadband access, with innovation, [...]

Dec 8, 2022

Va. to receive $6.22M to expand broadband

Virginia is receiving $6.22 million in “Internet for All” federal grants funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced Thursday. “As we continue to compete in the 21st century, it is crucial that we close the digital divide in Virginia,” U.S. Sen. Mark Warner said […]

Oct 28, 2022

Out and About November 2022

1. State Sen. Creigh Deeds speaks at the Sept. 30 dedication ceremony for inpatient psychiatric care at the Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters’ Children’s Pavilion. Photo courtesy CHKD  2. Former U.S. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich delivers keynote speech at Liberty University’s Networking the Nations CEO Summit on Oct. 6. Photo by Eva […]

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