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Warner, Kaine Announce more than $2.5 Million In Federal Funds for Economic Investments in Southwest Virginia

WASHINGTON— U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced today that Southwest Virginia will receive a total of $2,524,817 in federal funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)…

Roanoke Times Editorial: Some new ideas for Appalachia

Here’s something unexpected: A group of four U.S. senators — two Democrats, two Republicans — have sponsored a study on how to rebuild the economy of Appalachia.…

Statement on Trump Administration’s Review of Department of Education Guidelines on Campus Sexual Assault

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the below statement on the Trump Administration’s review of Department of Education guidelines on campus sexual assault: “The Trump Administration’s review of…

Warner & Kaine Announce $644,000 in Federal Funding to Support Three Va. Colleges and Universities

���We���re pleased these three institutions in Virginia will have the investments they need to improve their work in library and information sciences,��� the Senators said. ���We know this funding will…

Sen. Warner Unveils Grant to Provide Teachers in Rural Southside & Southwest VA with Training in Computer Science & Coding

$361,000 Tobacco Commission grant will help prepare students for STEM careers…

Sens. Warner, Hatch, Warren & Rubio, Reps. Price & Byrne Introduce Legislation Providing Relief for Borrowers of Joint Consolidation Student Loans

Bipartisan bill provides remedy for joint consolidation loan quagmire faced by borrowers, including those experiencing domestic or economic abuse…

Senators Urge Appropriators to Maintain Critical Funding to Appalachian Regional Commission

Since its inception, ARC has created more than 300,000 jobs…

Warner, Kaine Announce Nearly $5 Million to Advance Engineering Education at Virginia Colleges

Grant will help fund scholarships for low-income community college students that pursue careers in engineering…

Warner & Kaine Introduce Bill to Invest in Virginia’s Aging Schools

���If we want our students to succeed, we need to invest in their learning facilities. This bill is a commonsense solution that creates a pathway for schools with tight budgets…

Va. Congressional Delegation Urges Financial Aid Flexibility in Absence of IRS Tool

Encourages state officials to provide flexibility for students impacted by outage…