Governor Bob McDonnell is proposing a 2.2 billion dollar investment in the Virginia Retirement System in his upcoming biennial budget. Craig Carper reports.
A former Somali police officer was sentenced to life in prison yesterday for his role in the hijacking of a yacht and the death of all four Americans aboard. Charles Fishburne reports.,
Dominion Virginia Power has just declined a long-term contract with what would have been one of the nation’s largest wind farms, saying it was too expensive. Charles Fishburne reports.
Governor Bob McDonnell wants to invest an additional 100 million dollars per year in higher education in the upcoming two-year budget. Craig Carper reports.
Millions of dollars in grant money is helping people in Louisa County repair earthquake damage. Not everyone who registered for help from the Federal Emergency Management Administration was approved. That initial ruling can be appealed.
The Virginia Board of Corrections has approved a revised plan to build a new Richmond City jail, though it won’t be large enough to accommodate even the current jail population. Charles Fishburne reports.
Chesterfield County later today will open the new I-295 Meadowville Interchange to traffic, and as Charles Fishburne reports, it should be a boon to business and commuters alike.
