Virginia Escapes Worst Of Recession, But State's Fortunes Could Change With ...
While Virginia escaped the worst of the recession - unemployment peaked at 7.3 percent - uneasiness about the future is in the air.www.huffingtonpost.com
WV Hunting and Fishing Facing Deep Cuts
West Virginia Sportsmen could face a serious reduction in hunting and fishing related activities amid maneuvering underway in Washington DC.www.wvmetronews.com
In Virginia's crucial county, military cuts worry swing voters
"We won last time in Loudoun County, and if we win again, we win Virginia," Obama declared at a rally in August. "And if we win Virginia, we win the election." The final factor affecting many undecided voters in this wealthy Washington exurb is ...www.cnn.com
Sen. Mark Warner confident sequestration will be avoided
Defense cuts have been looming large in the Commonwealth and this week Roanoke saw some signs of how that threat is already affecting Southwest Virginia. Even though the cuts wouldn't go into effect until January, companies like ITT Exelis in Roanoke ...www2.wsls.com
Congressional Candidates Talk Affirmative Action, Sequestration at Forum
The Northern Virginia Urban League Young Professionals Network held a candidate forum for the 8th Congressional District on Wednesday to encourage its members to "occupy the vote.kingstowne.patch.com
GovCon Recon: Oct. 12: Sequestration Sparring From Ryan/Biden; Could
In Virginia's crucial county, military cuts worry swing voters [CNN] - Sequestration is a major issue impacting the vote in the tightly-contested swing County of Loudoun in Virginia. The county with the highest median household income in the United ...govwin.com
NBC29 WVIR Charlottesville, VA News, Sports and WeatherSenator Warner ...
Deep cuts in defense spending were among the top issues, as Senator Mark Warner stopped in Staunton Friday. He met with students from Mary Baldwin College, who peppered him with questions during an informal town hall.www.nbc29.com
Obama, Romney camps spar over sequestration - Brown, Warren debate military ...
PLUS: Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's personal appeal to President Obama on sequestration, why Sens. Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe and Dick Lugar oppose a cybersecurity executive order and how Undersecretary of the Army Joseph Westphal thinks ...www.politico.com
Eric Cantor says he never backed sequestration
Powell noted Cantor has been distancing himself from the sequester now that it is nearing and denouncing the automatic military cuts as harmful to the nation's security.www.politifact.com
Military Communities Brace for Sequestration Cuts
It says that as a result of sequestration and earlier budget cuts, defense contractors could lose $50 billion to $63 billion annually.www.governing.com
GovWin Recon: Oct. 11: Sequestration Impacts on Intelligence; Deltek
GovCon Travelogue: West Virginia Highlands [GovWin] - Anthony Critelli recently traveled to the mountains of West Virginia, where he visited the Green Bank Telescope. The largest moveable structure on land in the world was built under a $80 million ...govwin.com
Virginia, Florida and Pennsylvania Among States To Be Hardest Hit By ...
Of course, sequestration will have an impact beyond politics, with economists predicting a devastating impact on the national economy and the economy of Virginia, Florida, and Pennsylvania. According to a research report published by George Mason ...www.forbes.com
McDonnell Warns of Looming Sequestration Cuts
Randy Forbes (R-4th) and Ashburn defense contractor Joe Travez, who repeatedly said the cuts would be "devastating," especially in Virginia. Approximately 200,000 Virginians would be at risk of losing their jobs if sequestration is implemented in ...herndon.patch.com
GovWin Recon: Oct. 10: Sequestration Would Really Cost DOD $60B;
He says the agency failed to look at the second sequestration, which puts a lower firewall between security and non-security appropriations.govwin.com
Mitt Romney slams sequestration
SPRINGFIELD, Va. - Mitt Romney slammed President Barack Obama on Thursday for signing off on the budget sequestration plan that would cut $1 trillion to the defense budget over a decade, calling it a threat to Virginia's economy and national security.www.politico.com
Washington Area Officials Prepare for 'the Perfect Storm'
"We have the perfect storm with the Bush era tax cuts that will be expiring…and I'm not certain we've got political consensus from Capitol Hill regarding the federal budget, the deficit and sequestration," said Frank Principi, Metropolitan Washington ...mclean.patch.com
Authors Find Little Agreement on Sequestration Debate
... states like Virginia and Ohio, pinning the blame for the possible military cuts solely on President Barack Obama.www.defensenews.com
Shadow of Sequestration Looms Over Prince William
Obviously if a large part of how we survive—a large part of our economic base goes away—200,000 jobs in Virginia, it's going to have an impact on what you all can do as a Board.lakeridge.patch.com
RTI president/CEO: Looming budget cuts affecting production
Bob McDonnell, who attended RTI's announcement on Thursday, afterward criticized the defense cuts in sequestration, which are expected to have a huge impact on Virginia. The budget, he said, "shouldn't be balanced on the backs of the military. ... Cuts ...www.martinsvillebulletin.com
GovWin Recon: Oct. 9: Sequestration Impacts on Transportation,
Schools fear federal budget cuts [Martinsville Bulletin] - The American Association of School Administrators told one Virginia county-wide school district that sequestration could cost it nine percent in federal funding for the 2013-2014 school year in ...govwin.com
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