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UPDATED: Franklin County school board casts vote on budget cuts
Assignment Manager9:30 p.m. update: Franklin County School Board Chair Edward Jamison has resigned effective immediately. The school board "regretfully" accepted his resignation at Monday's meeting. Jamison came into tonight's meeting saying he would resign if the...Tags: Government, Government Debt, Executive Branch, Politics
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Kimberly McBroom's Blog
Tuesday, May 7 I truly hope you were able to catch "Susan's Story," either last night at 6 or today on WDBJ 7 Mornin'. Susan Bahorich bravely shared her personal struggle with ovarian cancer. I am so proud of her for being open and honest with what she is...Tags: Customs and Tradition, NBC (tv network), Dudley Moore, Ronald McDonald (fictional character), Government
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UPDATE: Cuccinelli plan: Slash Virginia taxes, close loopholes
Republican Ken Cuccinelli is proposing to slash taxes by $1.4 billion, including cutting corporate tax rates by one-third if he's elected governor. He said in his first policy news conference at a Richmond yogurt store on Tuesday that he'd offset the...
Tags: Regional Authority, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Elections, Government, Ken Cuccinelli
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UPDATE: Vote delayed on Pittsylvania County school safety initiative
WDBJ7 ReporterThe Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors approved its budget at a meeting Tuesday night. The budget does not include a tax increase. However, the board of supervisors decided to wait on voting about the proposed school safety initiative until...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Pittsylvania County
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Bedford Delegate Lacey Putney to retire after 52 years in the General Assembly
ReporterVeteran state lawmaker Lacey Putney (I-Bedford) says he will not seek another term in the Virginia House of Delegates. Putney made the announcement in a news release Wednesday. "When first elected in 1961," Putney said, "I had no plans to seek a...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Government, Elections, Economic Policy, Ottawa Senators
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Lynchburg leaders propose tourism funding cut
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefWhenever someone visits Historic Sandusky, Greg Starbuck has them sign a guest book. The restored plantation house is attracting tourists from all over the United States and the world. "In the last two months, we've had visitors from Canada, Australia,...Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Travel, Tourism and Leisure
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Blue Ridge Parkway trims seasonal employees, closes some facilities to meet budget cuts
ReporterThe budget battle in Washington is having an impact on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Some popular spots along the scenic highway won't be opening this year, unless Congress reverses some of the automatic cuts that kicked in March 1st. The parkway is cutting...Tags: Music, Career and Workplace, Budget Control Act of 2011, U.S. Congress, Employees
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Lynchburg to DC Amtrak service among nation's most profitable
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefA lot of people are getting on board one of the Amtrak trains that runs through our region. The route between Lynchburg and Washington D.C. is one of four that turned a profit in 2011. It generated more than $10-million, versus the roughly $7-million...Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Amtrak
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UPDATED: Alleghany County school board votes to close two elementary schools
WDBJ7 ReporterTough choices in Alleghany County were made Tuesday night as the school board voted to close two schools. Boiling Spring and Falling Spring elementary schools will close at the end of the school year. The Alleghany County school board is trying to...Tags: Schools, Teaching and Learning, Elementary Schools, Education
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Virginia budget negotiators work toward Medicaid compromise
General Assembly budget negotiators are putting the final touches on a possible compromise on Medicaid expansion, the biggest sticking point in adopting revisions to the state's two-year spending plan. The Senate favored expanding Medicaid to an...
Tags: Medicaid, Government Health Care, Health Insurance
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McDonnell to Obama: Don't let sequestration happen
The governor of Virginia is asking President Barack Obama in a letter to make good on his campaign pledge to avert automatic cuts to federal spending that would disproportionately damage Virginia. Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell says the threat of cuts...
Tags: Government, Barack Obama, U.S. Navy, Executive Branch, Politics
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Governor McDonnell offers modest spending increase in budget speech
Live Video app for Facebook by UstreamGov. Bob McDonnell's cautious revisions to Virginia's two-year budget target modest spending increases for indigent health care, conditional raises for teachers and a $128 million deposit into the state's rainy day...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Government, Hopewell (Hopewell, Virginia), Labor Legislation, Franklin County (Virginia)
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