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Governor McDonnell's transportation plan includes eliminating gas tax, increasing state sales tax
WDBJ7 Senior ReporterGovernor Bob McDonnell is proposing a major overhaul of transportation funding that would do away with the state’s gas tax, and increase the state sales tax by almost a penny. The Governor’s office says the plan would generate more than $3...Tags: Regional Authority, Public Transportation, Energy Resources, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Alternative Energy
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McDonnell budget to cut accelerated Virginia sales tax
The revised budget Gov. Bob McDonnell presents to legislators next week will end the accelerated sales tax for all but about 200 Virginia retail merchants, freeing 98 percent of dealers from the 3 1/2-year-old budget-balancing scheme. The governor's...
Tags: Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Taxation, Bob McDonnell, Politics
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Roanoke College poll: Romney, Allen lead in Virginia
A new poll released Wednesday by Roanoke College found that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has overtaken President Barack Obama in Virginia, and that George Allen is leading Tim Kaine in Virginia’s U.S. Senate race. According to...
Tags: Government Debt, Opinion Research Corporation, Regional Authority, Democratic Party, U.S. Elections
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Elmwood Park renovations go $1 million over budget
WDBJ7 ReporterRoanoke City Council gave its blessing to go $1 million over budget for Elmwood Park renovations which will start in two weeks. The original budget for the project was $5 million and the city accepted the lowest bid, a project that would be a cool... -
Virginia ends fiscal year with nearly $450M surplus
Gov. Bob McDonnell is claiming that Virginia state government ended its fiscal year in June with a nearly $450 million surplus. That includes savings from state operations totaling $187 million as of June 30. The administration had already announced a...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Regional Authority, Civil and Public Service, Public Employees, Labor Markets
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UPDATED: Bedford school bus drivers get a break from school board
Bus drivers caught a break from the Bedford County School Board. They were angry over plans to increase the cost of their health insurance. For some drivers it would have gone up 10 times what they pay now. One bus driver estimates the increase in...
Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Health and Safety at Work, Health and Safety at School, Health Insurance, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia)
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When gas goes up what goes up with it?
Anchor/ReporterHow low can they go? Probably not low enough, but for the last three weeks all of us have been glad to see gasoline prices drop. In the Roanoke Valley we are paying an average of $3.52 for regular gas. That's a 30 cent difference compared to this...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Travel, Trips and Vacations, Family
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Goode presses presidential campaign in Salem
ReporterConstitution Party Presidential Candidate Virgil Goode says he expects to be on the ballot in more than 40 states in November. The former 5th District Congressman was in Salem Thursday afternoon speaking to members of the local Rotary Club. Earlier in...Tags: Elections, Politics
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Governor withdraws budget amendment that threatened funding for some senior programs in southwest Virginia
ReporterGovernor Bob McDonnell has withdrawn a budget amendment that threatened funding for programs serving senior citizens in southwest Virginia. Agencies including the Local Office on Aging were concerned about the impact on programs such as Meals on...Tags: Executive Branch, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Regional Authority, Bob McDonnell, Physical Conditions
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Bedford school board seeks additional money from county supervisors
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefIt takes a lot of money to run a school system, but in recent years Bedford County's had less to work with. "The teachers in Bedford County haven't gotten a real raise in over four years," said Fred Glover, who knows the situation well. His daughter...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Economy, Business and Finance, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Education, Finance
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Roanoke Symphony announces fund drive to retire debt
ReporterBefore Maestro David Wiley raises his baton on a new season of concerts, the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra hopes to raise enough money to retire its debt. The Symphony announced the Crescendo Campaign, a plan to bring in $250,000 by October first. An...Tags: Media Industry, Music, Elections, Entertainment, Services and Shopping
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Bedford supervisors approve budget with additional money for schools
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefBedford County schools are getting additional funding, but it's not enough to balance the budget. Bedford County supervisors approved the county's 2012-13 budget Monday night. The $88-million dollar spending plan includes about $39-million for schools. ...Tags: Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Bedford County (Virginia)
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