Jan 18, 2012
Republican Governors Association Chairman Bob McDonnell issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s decision to reject the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline:
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South Hampton Roads will have passenger rail service to Richmond, and on to Washington and the Northeast Corridor, no later than Dec. 31, almost a year earlier than planned.
Operated by Amtrak, the service will provide one round-trip daily between Norfolk and Washington: a morning departure from the new Harbor Park station in Norfolk and an afternoon departure from Union Station in the nation’s capital.
“This service will provide immediate relief to road-weary travelers between two of the state’s most congested regions,” Gov. Bob McDonnell said in a statement Wednesday.
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VIRGINIA GOV. Robert F. McDonnell (R) began the second half of his term outlining an expansive agenda to remake public education. He is on solid ground in wanting to give parents more choices, improve teacher quality and keep students in school longer. His willingness to take on entrenched interests should be applauded and, we hope, followed by the General Assembly when it considers the proposed legislation.
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Just after New Year’s Day, Wine Enthusiast, the world’s largest periodical devoted exclusively to rating and showcasing wine and spirits, named Virginia as one of the top 10 wine destinations in the world for 2012. The acclaimed recognition was a New Year’s surprise, but it is deserved, welcomed and another key to building the Virginia brand in the global marketplace.
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There are plenty of things to like about Gov. Bob McDonnell’s agenda for the current legislative session.
First and foremost, he continues beat the drum for government reforms aimed at eliminating duplication and excess. For Virginians who watched their household budgets shrink over the past decade while their state’s budget grew almost three times as fast as inflation, it’s a rhythm that resonates with fairness.
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Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (R) has proposed that no elementary school student be promoted beyond third grade without knowing how to read, and he’s prepared to offer financial incentives to students who learn.
“This is critically important,” McDonnell said in a news release announcing his $438 million education plan. “If we promote young folks from third to fourth and fourth to fifth grades and do not make sure they can read with a great degree of proficiency we’re doing those young folks a great disservice.”
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At a time when many state governments have reversed support for higher education, it is enormously encouraging to see Virginia moving in a positive and optimistic direction.
The $200 million in new funding for Virginia’s higher education system proposed by Gov. Bob McDonnell will have a substantive benefit by helping to make a college education more affordable and accessible for Virginia students.
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Online giant Amazon.com Inc. is planning to open two distribution centers in the Richmond area next fall that would employ a total of 1,350 people, state and local officials announced this morning.
The $135 million investment in Chesterfield and Dinwiddie counties is Virginia’s largest single economic development deal since 2004 in terms of jobs created.
In announcing the project, Gov. Bob McDonnell called the investment “a tremendous win for the Greater Richmond region.”
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Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased 0.2 percentage point this
month to 6.2 percent, the second consecutive monthly decline, and was 0.4 percentage point below the yearago November rate of 6.6 percent. The unemployment rate fell because the number of unemployed
decreased by 8,331 while the labor force increased by 7,610, as an additional 15,941 people reported that
they were working. Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate continues below the national rate,
which fell 0.4 percentage point in November to 8.6 percent.
Dec 14, 2011
Governor Bob McDonnell unveiled a proposal Wednesday he said will help lower the costs of going to college in Virginia.
The governor says increasing higher education funding is one of the biggest goals for his administration.
McDonnell said a group of key state lawmakers in both houses worked together on the plan in order to reduce the debt burden for college students trying to survive in a tight economy
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