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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for 2025-10-31 ( 58 items )  
"A Stronger Sense of Community:" TheatreMania Brings FCPS Middle School Students Together Through the Arts (10)
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Oct. 31 -- Fairfax County Public Schools issued the following news dated Nov. 3, 2025: * * * "A Stronger Sense of Community:" TheatreMania Brings FCPS Middle School Students Together Through the Arts * Key Middle School was alive with energy on Saturday, October 25, as over a hundred middle school students from across Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) gathered for TheatreMania 2025 a day-long celebration of creativity, collaboration, and community in the performing more PR

As Trump Withholds Snap Funding, Warner, Kaine Introduce Legislation to Protect Nutrition Assistance for Virginia Families (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Withholds Snap Funding, Warner, Kaine Introduce Legislation to Protect Nutrition Assistance for Virginia Families * WASHINGTON, D.C. - As President Trump withholds existing funding for vital nutrition programs, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined their colleagues in introducing the Keep SNAP and WIC Funded Act of 2025 to keep the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Pro more PR

As Trump Withholds SNAP Funding, Warner, Kaine Introduce Legislation to Protect Nutrition Assistance for Virginia Families (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Withholds SNAP Funding, Warner, Kaine Introduce Legislation to Protect Nutrition Assistance for Virginia Families * WASHINGTON - As President Trump withholds existing funding for vital nutrition programs, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined their colleagues in introducing the Keep SNAP and WIC Funded Act of 2025 to keep the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (S more PR

ATA Applauds DOT Crackdown on CDL Mills (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 30 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * ATA Applauds DOT Crackdown on CDL Mills * Oct 30, 2025 Washington - Today, the American Trucking Associations applauded an announcement by the U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that aligns with ATA's longstanding priority to keep roads safe by enhancing training, testing, and licensing standards for CDL-holder more PR

Beyer Works To Support Feds During Shutdown (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer Works To Support Feds During Shutdown * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) has been working hard to support federal workers, contractors, and constituents affected by the ongoing government shutdown. These headlines tell the story: ALXnow: Beyer Shares Resources For Federal Workers Affected By Government Shutdown WUSA9: Virginia Congressman Proposes Bill To Help Furloughed Employees Government E more PR

Chairman Cruz Announces Hearing for Transportation Nominees (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * Chairman Cruz Announces Hearing for Transportation Nominees U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a hearing to consider nominees to the Department of Transportation and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority at 2:15 PM EST on Wedn more PR

Chairman Cruz Announces Hearing for Transportation Safety Nominees (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025: * * * Chairman Cruz Announces Hearing for Transportation Safety Nominees U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a hearing for nominees of the National Transportation Safety Board and Surface Transportation Board at 10:00 AM EST on Thursday, Nove more PR

Chesapeake Bay Democrats Condemn Trump Administration's Proposed Firings at Bay Office (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chesapeake Bay Democrats Condemn Trump Administration's Proposed Firings at Bay Office * "Terminating these employees is a direct attack on the decades-long work to preserve the Chesapeake Bay." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) led Congressional Democrats representing the Chesapeake Bay Watershed in wri more PR

Comscore's 2025 State of Streaming Report Reveals Surging Growth of Both Ad-Supported Platforms and FAST Channels (10)
RESTON, Virginia, Oct. 29 -- Comscore, a partner for planning, transacting and evaluating media across platforms, issued the following news release: [Category: BizConsulting] * * * Comscore's 2025 State of Streaming Report Reveals Surging Growth of Both Ad-Supported Platforms and FAST Channels * 45% of Netflix U.S. Households Watch on the Ad-supported Tier Compared to 34% in 2024 RESTON, VA, October 29, 2025 Comscore, a global leader in measuring and analyzing consumer behaviors, today re more PR

Dare to ask: A first-year assignment that builds empathy, curiosity and civil discourse (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 30 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Dare to ask: A first-year assignment that builds empathy, curiosity and civil discourse * What does a California fire chief have in common with a British beauty queen, a West Virginia senator, a Florida school principal and a top official at the United Nations? Each was interviewed by a first-year Commodore as part of a summer 2025 assignment for all incoming students titled " Stories that Connect Us."  more PR

EPW Committee Advances Nominations, Resolutions, and Bipartisan Legislation at Business Meeting (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * EPW Committee Advances Nominations, Resolutions, and Bipartisan Legislation at Business Meeting Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a business meeting where the EPW Committee favorably reported pending nominations, and more PR

Feeling overwhelmed? Resiliency program teaches skills to VCU students (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 30 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Feeling overwhelmed? Resiliency program teaches skills to VCU students * By Sian Wilkerson Nick Echard was foundering. As a transfer student coming to Virginia Commonwealth University midway through freshman year, he was in a new area, surrounded by new people - and the pressures began to pile up. As he juggled a job and his college coursework, Echard, now a third-year mass communications ma more PR

FOX NEWS MEDIA TO PRESENT SPECIAL PROGRAMMING ON ELECTION NIGHT (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 [Category: Media] -- Fox News Media, a business unit of Fox, posted the following news release: * * * FOX NEWS MEDIA TO PRESENT SPECIAL PROGRAMMING ON ELECTION NIGHT * FOX News Channel's Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum to Co-Anchor FNC's "Democracy '25 Election Night" on November 4th from 10-11 PM/ET NEW YORK - October 30, 2025 FOX News Media will present special multiplatform live programming surrounding key races in the 2025 general election on Tuesday, November 4th, in more PR

George Mason University: Exploring Fear and Fascination With a Popular Horror Class (10)
FAIRFAX, Virginia, Oct. 31 -- George Mason University issued the following news: * * * Exploring fear and fascination with a Popular Horror class By Colleen Kearney Rich When George Mason University English professor Eric Gary Anderson steps into the classroom to teach ENGL 419 Popular Horror, he's not just talking about things that go bump in the night--he and his students are exploring what makes people seek out horror in the first place. For more than a decade, Anderson has taught classe more PR

Griffith Statement on Protecting Ninth District Cattlemen (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Statement on Protecting Ninth District Cattlemen * As more details emerge of a potential trade deal that increases imports of Argentinian beef into U.S. markets, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "While I respect the Trump Administration's commitment to lowering costs for American consumers, the reason that beef prices have gone up is because of  more PR

Hampton University: Chaplain, Dean of the School of Religion Rev. Dr. Debra Haggins Releases Groundbreaking Book on AI, Theological Education (10)
HAMPTON, Virginia, Oct. 31 -- Hampton University issued the following news: * * * Chaplain, Dean of the School of Religion Rev. Dr. Debra Haggins Releases Groundbreaking Book on AI, Theological Education New publication explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping theological inquiry and ministry, offering superlative insight into the future of faith and learning. * In an era when technology is challenging nearly every facet of human understanding, one Hampton University scholar is a more PR

ICYMI: AFP-Montana, Aaron Flint Host Congressional Leaders to Discuss 'Schumer Shutdown,' Unleashing American Energy (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 30 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: AFP-Montana, Aaron Flint Host Congressional Leaders to Discuss 'Schumer Shutdown,' Unleashing American Energy * Oct 30, 2025 by AFP WASHINGTON, D.C. Yesterday, Americans for Prosperity-Montana (AFP-Montana) and popular radio show host and veteran Aaron Flint were joined by congressional leaders to discuss the government "Schumer Shutdown" and its impacts on the  more PR

Kaine Applauds Passage of Bipartisan Legislation to End Trump's Global Tariffs (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Applauds Passage of Bipartisan Legislation to End Trump's Global Tariffs * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate voted 51-47 to pass bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), alongside U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Rand Paul (R-KY) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), to challenge President Donald Trump's International Emergency Economic Powers Act  more PR

Kaine, Colleagues Announce Vote on Bipartisan Effort to Repeal Trump's Global Tariffs, Restore Congressional Authority Over Trade (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Colleagues Announce Vote on Bipartisan Effort to Repeal Trump's Global Tariffs, Restore Congressional Authority Over Trade * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Rand Paul (R-KY), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced that the Senate will vote today on their bipartisan resolution to repeal Donald Trump's global tariffs and restore congressiona more PR

Kaine, Paul, Klobuchar, Warner, & Schumer Legislation Challenging Trump's Tariffs on Canada Passes Senate (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Paul, Klobuchar, Warner, & Schumer Legislation Challenging Trump's Tariffs on Canada Passes Senate * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate voted 50-46 to pass bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Rand Paul (R-KY), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Mark R. Warner (D-VA), as well as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), to challenge President Donald Trump's Inte more PR

KBR Expands Presence in Nation's Capital, Opens New Rosslyn Office (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 30 [Category: BizConsulting] -- KBR, a provider of differentiated, professional services and technologies, issued the following news release: * * * KBR Expands Presence in Nation's Capital, Opens New Rosslyn Office * KBR's New Northern Virginia Office Will Support Enhanced Service to Government Customers HOUSTON, October 30, 2025 - KBR today announced the opening of a new office in Rosslyn, Virginia, in The Towers at 1100 Wilson Boulevard. The office, five minutes from more PR

KCMA Raises Legal Concerns Over OSHA Proposed Heat Standards (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association (KCMA), Reston, Virginia, has issued a public comment letter to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) expressing legal concerns regarding OSHA's proposed rule on heat injury and illness prevention in the workplace. The association, which represents over 80% of kitchen and bath cabinet manufacturers in North America, highlighted multiple points of contention in its letter submitted electronically. The propose more ST

Line 5 Reroute Threatens Great Lakes' Clean Water, Wildlife, Communities (10)
MERRIFIELD, Virginia, Oct. 30 [Category: Environment] -- The National Wildlife Federation posted the following news release: * * * Line 5 Reroute Threatens Great Lakes' Clean Water, Wildlife, Communities * MADISON, Wisc. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' approval of a Line 5 reroute is a devastating endorsement of a major threat to the Great Lakes' wildlife, water, and people. While framed as a solution, this decision simply moves the threat, sanctioning a new and unacceptable risk to the Ba more PR

Marshall University Institute for Cyber Security and DroneTrace Take Flight With Next Phase of Research (10)
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Oct. 30 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: * * * Marshall University Institute for Cyber Security (ICS) and DroneTrace take flight with next phase of research Marshall University and DroneTrace continue their research partnership on UAV Forensics Research. Pictured left to right are Alexandria Donathan, executive director of the Marshall University Institute for Cyber Security, Liam Bowers, CEO, DroneTrace, Adam Aucoin, a junior in Cyber Foren more PR

Marshall University Launches Nation's First Joint M.D. + M.A. in Communication Studies Degree Program (10)
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Oct. 30 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: * * * Marshall University launches nation's first joint M.D. + M.A. in Communication Studies degree program Marshall University has launched the nation's first four-year dual Doctor of Medicine and Master of Arts in Communication Studies (M.D. + M.A.) degree program, a collaboration between the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and the College of Liberal Arts. This innovative program integrates medic more PR

Merkley Touts Committee Passage of His Bipartisan Bill to Enhance Reduce and Reuse Systems Nationwide (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Touts Committee Passage of His Bipartisan Bill to Enhance Reduce and Reuse Systems Nationwide * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkleya senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committeeannounced that his bipartisan Research for Environmental Uses and Sustainable Economies (REUSE) Act cleared a key hurdle by passing out of the EPW Committee. Merkley more PR

NACDS Backs Trump Administration's Biosimilar Action, Also Calls for PBM Reform to Lower Drug Costs (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 30 [Category: Business] -- The National Association of Chain Drug Stores posted the following news release: * * * NACDS Backs Trump Administration's Biosimilar Action, Also Calls for PBM Reform to Lower Drug Costs * The Trump Administration just took major steps toward cutting prescription drug costs for millions of Americans by improving access to biosimilars especially those deemed "interchangeable." The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) is praisin more PR

NASDA Foundation Awards $9.9 Million in Business Builder Grants to Strengthen the Northeast Food Supply Chain (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 30 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * NASDA Foundation Awards $9.9 Million in Business Builder Grants to Strengthen the Northeast Food Supply Chain * The NASDA Foundation today announced the awarding of a total of $9.9 million in Business Builder grants to 150 businesses across the Northeast, from Washington, D.C. to Maine. These awards, made possible t more PR

National School Boards Association Calls for a Bipartisan Solution to Reopen the Federal Government (10)
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 31 -- The National School Boards Association issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025: * * * National School Boards Association Calls for a Bipartisan Solution to Reopen the Federal Government The National School Boards Association (NSBA) released the following statement today from Executive Director and CEO Verjeana McCotter-Jacobs regarding the ongoing federal government shutdown: "As the federal government shutdown nears its one-month mark, many famili more PR

Northrop Grumman Elevates the F-16 With Next-Gen Electronic Warfare and Radar Technologies (10)
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Oct. 31 [Category: BizNational Defense] -- Northrop Grumman posted the following news: * * * Northrop Grumman Elevates the F-16 with Next-Gen Electronic Warfare and Radar Technologies How Northrop Grumman's IVEWS and SABR provide unmatched survivability and lethality in contested airspace * On their own, Northrop Grumman's Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite (IVEWS) and Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar are formid more PR

Penn State Law School: Professor Stanley M. Brand Quoted in Politico Article (10)
CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, Oct. 31 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law issued the following news: * * * Professor Stanley M. Brand quoted in Politico article His comments appeared in a story on congressional rules governing staff pay * Penn State Dickinson Law Distinguished Fellow in Law and Government Stanley M. Brand recently commented for a Politico story on congressional rules governing staff pay. He explained that a "loophole" in Senate rules allowed a staff aide to  more PR

Puerto Rico Public Workers Defend First Amendment Right to Stop Union Dues Payments in Federal Court Arguments (10)
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Oct. 30 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Puerto Rico Public Workers Defend First Amendment Right to Stop Union Dues Payments in Federal Court Arguments * Two arguments held this week at First Circuit Court of Appeals involve rights under landmark Janus v. AFSCME U.S. Supreme Court decision San Juan, PR (October 30, 2025) - Oral arguments for two lawsuits in which Puerto Rico public employees are defendin more PR

Registration Opens For 2026 RV Industry Association Leadership Conference (10)
HERNDON, Virginia, Oct. 30 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news: * * * Registration Opens For 2026 RV Industry Association Leadership Conference * Join the RV Industry Association for two days of impactful networking, leadership development, and motivational speakers at the 2026 Leadership Conference. The 2026 Leadership Conference is being held March 10-12, 2026, in Austin, TX, at the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and Spa. The Conference  more PR

RV Technical Institute Announces 2026 Price Changes (10)
HERNDON, Virginia, Oct. 30 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news: * * * RV Technical Institute Announces 2026 Price Changes * On January 1st, 2026, the RV Technical Institute will be adjusting its prices. Individual Subscriptions will cost $663, and the Location Subscription will be $1,650. Additionally, the price to become an Authorized Learning Partner will be $3,300, and the dealer on-site training fee will go from $3,675 to $3,900. The retest more PR

Scott Statement on the Trump Administration Politicizing Public Service Loan Forgiveness (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Statement on the Trump Administration Politicizing Public Service Loan Forgiveness * As originally released by the Committee on Education and Workforce, Democrats (link is external) WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Department of Education released a final rule (link is exter more PR

Scott Statement on the Trump Administration Politicizing Public Service Loan Forgiveness (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Statement on the Trump Administration Politicizing Public Service Loan Forgiveness Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Department of Education released a final rule restricting access to Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). "Pu more PR

Soldiers Develop 'Attritable' Drones in Race to Adapt (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 30 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news: * * * Soldiers Develop 'Attritable' Drones in Race to Adapt * For less than $800, soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division are building drones that are designed to be disposable, the deputy commanding general of the division said. The Attritable Battlefield Enabler, or ABE 1.01, named after the division's bald eagle mascot, is yet another advancement soldiers are making more PR

The hidden dangers of vapes: VCU study reveals chemicals, risks and teen use (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 30 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * The hidden dangers of vapes: VCU study reveals chemicals, risks and teen use * By Sian Wilkerson Recent testing by a Virginia Commonwealth University forensic toxicology research lab is uncovering the hidden dangers of vapes and cannabis products used by more than a million school-age children across the country each year. The study also highlights the rise of vaping in schools, where unregula more PR

The perks of being a VCUCard holder (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 30 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * The perks of being a VCUCard holder * By Elinor Frisa You swipe it at Market 810. You tap it to enter your residence hall or use the printers at Cabell Library. Whether it's in your wallet or your pocket, your VCUCard is with you nearly every step of the way during your Virginia Commonwealth University experience. But what else can your card do for you on and off campus? Your college ID is yo more PR

University of the Ozarks: Jackson '12 Creates Scholarship to Honor Grandparents (10)
CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 31 -- The University of the Ozarks issued the following news: * * * Jackson '12 Creates Scholarship to Honor Grandparents University of the Ozarks alumna Morgan (Goates) Jackson '12 of Fayetteville, Ark., has established the Roy and Virginia Goates Scholarship Endowment at the University in honor of her grandparents with a gift pledge of $20,000. Morgan Jackson said she created the scholarship to honor her grandmother and late grandfather as a "symbol of love and more PR

University of Virginia: How to Beat the Fall-back Blues (10)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Oct. 31 -- The University of Virginia issued the following research news: * * * How to beat the fall-back blues By Alice Berry, aberry@virginia.edu On Sunday at 2 a.m., people across the country will experience time travel as they turn back their clocks an hour, marking the end of daylight saving time. Though the time change temporarily gives people an extra hour of sleep, losing an hour of daylight in the evenings - set against the backdrop of the inexorable shr more PR

UVA Law School: Professor Talks Blood, Guts and Her Interest in 'Repugnant Transactions' (10)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Oct. 31 -- The University of Virginia School of Law issued the following news: * * * Professor Talks Blood, Guts and Her Interest in 'Repugnant Transactions' Kim Krawiec's Scholarship Explores 'Taboo' Markets By Melissa Castro Wyatt Every legal scholar can spot the proverbial "parade of horribles," the grim hypotheticals that test a legal argument's limits. But few make it their specialty. Professor Kim Krawiec of the University of Virginia School of Law has buil more PR

VCU researchers find explosive rise in tick-linked meat allergy across the U.S. (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 30 [Category: Medical] -- VCU Health, an academic medical center on the forefront of health care, providing patients with treatments and medical technology available, issued the following news release: * * * VCU researchers find explosive rise in tick-linked meat allergy across the U.S. * By A.J. Hostetler A once-rare allergy that can cause severe reactions hours after eating red meat is dramatically rising across the United States, according to preliminary finding more PR

Vindman Leads Virginia Delegation Colleagues in Urging Attorney General Jason Miyares to Join Multistate Lawsuit to Protect SNAP Funding (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Leads Virginia Delegation Colleagues in Urging Attorney General Jason Miyares to Join Multistate Lawsuit to Protect SNAP Funding * Washington, D.C. Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) today led Democratic members of Virginia's congressional delegation including Representatives Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Va.-03), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (Va.-08), Jennifer McClellan (Va.-04), Suhas Subramanyam ( more PR

Virginia Military Institute: Cadet Studies Civil War Medical Kit (10)
LEXINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 31 -- Virginia Military Institute issued the following news: * * * Cadet Studies Civil War Medical Kit A cadet at Virginia Military Institute is revealing medical mysteries from the 19th century using 21st century technology. Moriah Delozier '28 majors in chemistry with double minors in history and literary studies. She also works as a cadet curatorial assistant at the VMI Museum. It was there she learned from museum registrar/curator, Cathy DeSilvey, that among the more PR

Virginia Tech: Commonwealth Cyber Initiative Launches Outdoor Wireless Test Bed (10)
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 31 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Commonwealth Cyber Initiative launches new outdoor wireless test bed By Michele McDonald A new 1.5-mile outdoor wireless network test bed for the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI) gives researchers and industry partners new infrastructure to test advancements designed to safeguard our data and privacy. Running along Stroubles Creek on Virginia Tech's Blacksburg campus, the outdoor extension enhances the CCI  more PR

Virginia Tech: Experts Explain Impact of Expiring SNAP Benefits, Share Resources to Help (10)
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 31 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news on Oct. 30, 2025: * * * Experts explain impact of expiring SNAP benefits, share resources to help This week, states received notification from USDA Food and Nutrition Services that, during the federal government shutdown, there will be insufficient funding to issue November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to recipients. While Virginia is implementing a new State Emergency Food Assistance Program more PR

Virginia Tech: Head Start Funding Pause Would Affect Child Development and Stability, Expert Warns (10)
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 31 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Head Start funding pause would affect child development and stability, expert warns By Jenny Kincaid Boone If the government shutdown cuts off funding for the federal Head Start program, the consequences for children, families, and educators could be far-reaching, says a Virginia Tech expert. "Children enrolled in Head Start programs across the country are the children who need high-quality early education the  more PR

Virginia Tech: How Semantic Communication Could Reshape the Way We Think About Wireless (10)
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 31 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * How semantic communication could reshape the way we think about wireless Advances in artificial intelligence could significantly change the fundamental way we transmit information. By Noah Frank Consider, for a moment, the photograph. The light-sensitive film within a camera reacts to color wavelengths when exposed to light to imprint upon it an image of the world outside its lens. This all happens on a physica more PR

Virginia: Judge Enjoins County Officials From Disciplining Firefighter for Off-Duty Use of Medical Cannabis (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Virginia: Judge Enjoins County Officials From Disciplining Firefighter for Off-Duty Use of Medical Cannabis * Hanover, VA: Local government officials cannot take disciplinary action against a Hanover County (population: 110,000) firefighter who uses state-authorized medical cannabis products while off-duty, according to a preliminary injunction i more PR

Walkinshaw, Kaine, & Warner Introduce Resolution to Commemorate Seventh Anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi's Murder (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025: * * * Walkinshaw, Kaine, & Warner Introduce Resolution to Commemorate Seventh Anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi's Murder Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA-11), member of the U.S. House Oversight Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), and U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA) introduced a resolution commemorating the seventh anniversary of journalist more PR

Walkinshaw, Vindman Lead Virginia Delegation Colleagues in Urging Attorney General Jason Miyares to Join Multistate Lawsuit to Protect SNAP Funding (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025: * * * Walkinshaw, Vindman Lead Virginia Delegation Colleagues in Urging Attorney General Jason Miyares to Join Multistate Lawsuit to Protect SNAP Funding Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) and Congressman Eugene Vindman (VA-07) today led Democratic members of Virginia's congressional delegation -- including Representatives Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (VA more PR

Warner & Kaine Introduce Legislation to Pause Student Loans for Federal Workers, Contractors, and Military (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Introduce Legislation to Pause Student Loans for Federal Workers, Contractors, and Military * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, (both D-VA) introduced The Shutdown Student Loans for Feds Act, legislation that would require the Department of Education to pause student loan payments more PR

Warner & Kaine Introduce Legislation to Pause Student Loans for Federal Workers, Contractors, and Military (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Introduce Legislation to Pause Student Loans for Federal Workers, Contractors, and Military * U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, (both D-VA) introduced The Shutdown Student Loans for Feds Act, legislation that would require the Department of Education to pause student loan payments for federal workers more PR

Warner Blasts Trump Administration for Holding Partisan National Security Briefing (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner Blasts Trump Administration for Holding Partisan National Security Briefing * WASHINGTON - Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark R. Warner (D-VA) issued the following statement blasting the Trump administration for holding a partisan military briefing and withholding legally requested information from Democratic senators: "Shutting Democrats out of a briefing on U.S. military str more PR

Warner, Kaine, Paul, Klobuchar & Schumer Legislation Challenging Trump's Tariffs on Canada Passes Senate (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, Paul, Klobuchar & Schumer Legislation Challenging Trump's Tariffs on Canada Passes Senate * WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate voted 50-46 to pass bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), as well as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), to challenge President Donald Trump's Internationa more PR

West Virginia: State Officials Refuse To Allocate Millions in Medical Cannabis Related Revenue, Despite Law Earmarking Funds for Research, Other Priorities (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * West Virginia: State Officials Refuse To Allocate Millions in Medical Cannabis Related Revenue, Despite Law Earmarking Funds for Research, Other Priorities * Charleston, WV: State officials have collected millions in taxes and regulatory fees specific to the administration of the state's medical cannabis access program but are refusing to spend i more PR

William & Mary Virginia Institute of Marine Science: Former Secretary of State John F. Kerry Upholds Science, Research-backed Truth as Inaugural Blue Horizons Fellow (10)
GLOUCESTER POINT, Virginia, Oct. 31 -- William and Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science issued the following news: * * * Former Secretary of State John F. Kerry upholds science, research-backed truth as inaugural Blue Horizons Fellow The new program brings leaders, innovators to William & Mary's Batten School & VIMS to inspire, engage and collaborate By Patrick McGettigan "We have global problems to solve and an hour to do it," joked William & Mary's Batten School & VIMS Dean and Dir more PR