Editorial: Public-private partnership — Big boost for the Coalfields Expressway
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The ongoing Southwest Virginia corridor construction of the Coalfields Expressway is an excellent example of what can be accomplished through public-private partnerships. GRIFFITH: Solyndra: Steven Chu’s bad bet
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Kenny Rogers‘ “The Gambler” holds many lessons for Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu in his handling of the Solyndra bankruptcy fiasco. GOP working on unemployment reforms
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Republicans on Capitol Hill are working on a new plan to extend unemployment benefits that would reform the system so prisoners and people making more than $100,000 annually would not be eligible for the payments. Editorial: Job initiative – thinking small could help
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U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Va., is thinking small when it comes to job creation in Virginia’s Ninth Congressional District. And his plan appears to have merit. Virginia leaders react to super committee’s failed agreement
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Like Warner, Griffith now says he too is disappointed. In a statement released Monday he says, "After months of negotiations, the result is a stalemate, which offers no clear path for reducing our massive debt." Saving Postal Service may require an act of Congress
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The best show of all this week must have been the meeting at William Fleming High School on Monday night. Interior secretary urged to reconsider offshore drilling ban for Virginia
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All eight Republicans who represent Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives called on Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Wednesday to reconsider a decision to ban offshore oil and gas drilling off the commonwealth’s coast. Federal courthouse in Big Stone Gap celebrating 100 years
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A man sang and played a banjo in the courtroom Wednesday, but none of the seven judges in attendance ruled him out of order. Another Energy Company Goes Bankrupt, $39 Million Borrowed From Taxpayers
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An energy company that received a $43 million loan guarantee through the same federal program that backed Solyndra has followed the path of the failed solar firm and filed for bankruptcy. GOP-er says White House wants Energy Dept. to ‘take the fall’ on green loans
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A House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican alleged Monday that the White House is setting up the Energy Department for a fall in the controversy over DOE’s loan programs. Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
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