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Statement of Governor Bob McDonnell on Passage of Virginia Budget

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Statement of Governor Bob McDonnell on Passage of Virginia Budget

RICHMOND—Governor Bob McDonnell issued the following statement this afternoon following General Assembly passage of the new biennial budget.

“I want to thank the members of the House of Delegates and the State Senate who came together, across party lines, to pass the biennial budget today. In the House, there was broad bipartisan support for the document. In the Senate, it took the courage and the statesmanship of one Democratic Senator, Chuck Colgan, to secure this outcome for the good of the ...

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Statement of Governor Bob McDonnell on Federal Announcement that Seismic Surveys will Begin off Virginia Coast

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Obama Administration Previously Cancelled Virginia Offshore Lease Sale Scheduled for 2011; Earliest Lease Sale Date now 2018

 RICHMOND – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Director Tommy Beaudreau visited Norfolk today to announce that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)’s has issued a draft programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) for seismic surveys in the mid and south Atlantic. This is a small step forward to advancing seismic research and geological work needed ...

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Virginia Named Top State in Which to Make a Living in 2012

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Virginia Named Top State in Which to Make a Living in 2012

Commonwealth Rises from Fourth Place in 2011

Study cites Virginia’s “best-of-both-worlds scenario” with increased average incomes, decreased unemployment and decreased cost of living

 

RICHMOND – MoneyRates.com has ranked Virginia the “Best State to Make a Living” in its annual study. Virginia jumped up from fourth place in 2011 to take the top spot in 2012 based on measurements in the four categories considered by MoneyRates.com: Average Income, which has increased over the past year; Cost of Living based ...

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Commonwealth Posts 17.2 Percent Revenue Growth in February

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Commonwealth Posts 17.2 Percent Revenue Growth in February

– February Revenue Collections Are Up, Bolstered by Extra Deposit Day for Leap Year and Post-Holiday Sales –

Follows Announcement Yesterday that State Unemployment Rate has Fallen to Three-Year Low

RICHMOND – Governor Bob McDonnell announced today that February revenue collections rose 17.2 percent over the same month a year ago. February is typically not a significant month for revenue collections, but an extra deposit day created by the leap year observance bolstered the numbers and all major ...

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Statement of Speaker William J. Howell on the Unanimous Passage of House Budget Amendments

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Statement of Speaker William J. Howell on the Unanimous Passage of House Budget Amendments

RICHMOND, VA – This afternoon Virginia House of Delegates Speaker William J. Howell (R-Stafford) issued the following statement after the House Appropriations Committee released its amendments to House Bill 29 and House Bill 30, the Biennial Budgets for Fiscal Years 2010-12 and 2012-14, respectively. The House Appropriations Committee met at 1:00 PM to unveil various amendments to the current budget as well as amendments to the Governor’s introduced 2012-14 budget. Following two hours of ...

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