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The Republicans have been blocking extension of unemployment compensation. While Virginia's rate of about 6.7% is well below the nationa...

Republicans in the General Assembly made a mistake - Virginians know it, but some in the GOP just can't seem to admit it. Marching in lo...

The deadline for filing to run in the June 9 Democratic primary was 5:00 PM yesterday and it passed with no last minute surprises in the cen...

General Assembly Republicans, with cheerleading from Bob McDonnell, rejected changes in Virginia law that would have expanded unemployment b...

Governor Tim Kaine vetoed a dozen bills, most expanding the death penalty or allowing concealed weapons in more places. Through the years, t...

With some of the sweetest news of these sour economic times, the Hershey Plant in Stuarts Draft announced it is hiring! Unemployment in near...

The slowing economy is being felt in the Shenandoah Valley and across Virginia. A few recent examples: Just before Thanksgiving, Valley Buil...