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1st suit challenging Va clinic regulations filed
The first lawsuit challenging Virginia's new abortion clinic regulations has been filed. Falls Church Medical Center filed the lawsuit against state health officials this week in Arlington County Circuit Court. The clinic says the regulations are the...
Tags: Falls Church (Falls Church, Virginia), Crime, Law and Justice, Abortion, Justice System, Trials
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Martinsville city jobless and Danville region unemployment rates are highest in Virginia for March
The city of Martinsville's jobless rate remained the highest in Virginia in March. The Virginia Employment Commission says the city's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate was 14.4 percent, down from 15.4 percent in February and 16.3 percent a...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Washington, DC, Unemployment, Labor Markets, Employment Opportunities
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Martinsville keeps top jobless rate in January
The city of Martinsville's jobless rate remained the highest in Virginia in January. The Virginia Employment Commission says the city's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate was 16.9 percent, up from 15.2 percent in December and 18.1 percent a year...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Washington, DC, Unemployment, Labor Markets, Employment Opportunities
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Virginia jobless rate at 5.4 percent for December
The city of Martinsville's jobless rate remained the highest in Virginia in December. The Virginia Employment Commission says the city's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate was 15.2 percent, down from 15.5 percent in December and 17.3 percent a...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Washington, DC, Unemployment, Labor Markets, Employment Opportunities
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Regulators criticize Verizon's response to storm
Federal regulators have issued a sharply critical report on phone problems that followed a severe wind storm last year. The Federal Communications Commission says even now, it remains concerned about the maintenance and repair practices of Verizon...
Tags: Federal Communications Commission, Weather, Verizon Communications, Weather Reports
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November's jobless rate in Virginia at 5.3 percent
The city of Martinsville's jobless rate remained the highest in Virginia in November The Virginia Employment Commission says the city's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate was 15.7 percent, up from 14.9 percent in October and 16.8 percent a year...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Washington, DC, Unemployment, Labor Markets, Employment Opportunities
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Martinsville's jobless rate highest in the state
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The city of Martinsville's jobless rate remained the highest in Virginia in September. The Virginia Employment Commission says the city's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate was 14.9 percent, down from 16.2 percent in August...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Washington, DC, Unemployment, Labor Markets, Employment Opportunities
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Nearly 70 percent of Virginia schools meet new education benchmarks
Virginia education officials say 68 percent of the state's public schools met new annual benchmarks in reading, mathematics and graduation. The state Department of Education on Wednesday released results of the objectives aimed at reducing proficiency...
Tags: Shenandoah County, Academic Progress, Harrisonburg (Harrisonburg, Virginia), Russell County, Mecklenburg County (Virginia)
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Virginia judge sentenced for pot possession
A substitute judge in Virginia's Shenandoah County has been sentenced to 30 days in jail for growing marijuana on his property. James H. Allamong Jr. was sentenced Monday under a plea agreement that reduced the initial charges from a felony to a...
Tags: Judges, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Shenandoah County, Trials
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Martinsville keeps top jobless rate in June
The city of Martinsville's jobless rate remained the highest in Virginia in June. The Virginia Employment Commission says the city's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate was 14.2 percent, up from 14 percent in May and down from 18.3 percent...
Tags: Washington, DC, Unemployment, Employment Opportunities, Employment, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia)
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Governor McDonnell signs order to enhance Virginia newborn screenings
Gov. Bob McDonnell has signed an executive order establishing a panel to help develop a plan to screen babies for a life-threatening heart defect. The governor says almost four in 1,000 newborns in Virginia are diagnosed each year with one of the defects...
Tags: Bob McDonnell, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Executive Branch, Heart Disease
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