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Congressional gridlock could raise Virginia's gas tax 07/31/2013 03:14am • WASHINGTON - The price Virginia motorists pay at the pump come January may depend on Congress and an embattled governor's ability to influence a local congressman. Virginia Republican Bob Goodlatte chairs the House Judiciary Committee where a bill to put a sales tax on online purchases has lan 2 delegates call for tightening Va. ethics laws 07/30/2013 08:41pm • WASHINGTON - With Gov. Bob McDonnell embroiled in an ethics scandal over gifts he and his family accepted, Virginia lawmakers are talking about how they think rules about gifts to politicians should be strengthened in the commonwealth. "Obviously there are problems in disclosure systems and I t Monday, July 29, 2013 07/29/2013 03:33am • 12:10 p.m. - Sister Mary Ann Walsh, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Download What the pope has said is that the church is open to everyone. Related Story: Pope Francis says he won't judge gay priests 9:10 p.m. - Lydia DePillis, The Washington Post Area water, sewage systems to receive upgrades 07/28/2013 04:48am • WASHINGTON - Upgrades are on the way in the Washington, D.C. region in an effort to keep drinking water clean and the Chesapeake Bay less toxic. The Maryland Board of Public Works on Wednesday approved more than $65 million for improvements to the state's water and sewage systems. The counti Energy nominee struggled with cost savings at NASA 07/24/2013 03:41pm • Elizabeth Robinson, the woman President Barack Obama has named to make the Energy Department’s oft-criticized contracting more efficient, is leaving behind a trail of spending questions in her past job as NASA’s chief financial officer.A Washington Guardian and Washington Times review of vPoint Pays Back $1.2 Million County Loan 07/19/2013 10:35am • vPoint Apartments, an affordable housing complex in Clarendon built on top of a church, has repaid part of its Affordable Housing Investment Fund loan. The repayment was done in dramatic fashion, with representatives of the complex presenting the Arlington County Board with a check for $1.2 mil Area fire departments lend a hand to Prince George's Co. 07/17/2013 02:54pm • WASHINGTON -- Local fire departments are helping cover areas of Prince George's County where water restrictions are in place. Water service to as many as 150,000 customers in multiple neighborhoods is impacted while the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission replaces a 54-inch main. "When W Andy Warhol Piece Coming To Artisphere 07/17/2013 12:30pm • The famous Andy Warhol exhibit Silver Clouds will make its first visit to the region in the fall at Rosslyn’s Artisphere. Silver Clouds will consist of 150 silver balloons suspended in the air after being filled with a careful mix of helium and air, according to Artisphere. Artisphere has star Questions over Va. governor's relationship with donor goes national 07/11/2013 03:55pm • WASHINGTON - Virginia's embattled governor is once again attracting national attention as details come out about the thousands of dollars in cash and gifts he received from a donor and businessman whose company the governor has helped promote. MSNBC talk show host Rachel Maddow did a segment on th Saturday, July 6, 2013 07/06/2013 03:30am • WTOP's Veronica Robinson Download Hundreds of kids are using rap to help them learn science RELATED: How Rap Battles Are Helping High Schoolers Learn to Love Science (wired.com) 1:20 p.m. - Blake Hounshell, POLITICO Download The latest developments in How will student loan interest rates affect you? 07/02/2013 06:49pm • WASHINGTON - Strapped with a student loan and worried about the doubling of interest rates? You may not have to worry depending on your loan. CNBC reports that interest rates will double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent on new, subsidized, federal Stafford loans. Interest rates on existing Stafford The real impact of rising interest rates on student loans 07/02/2013 03:45pm • WASHINGTON - If you're strapped with a student loan and worried about the doubling of interest rates, you may not have to worry, at all, depending on your loan. Interest rates are doubling from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent only on new, subsidized, federal Stafford loans. Students only borrow mo Tuesday, July 2, 2013 07/02/2013 08:53am • Salamander Resort The Salamander Resort & Spa is set to open Aug. 29. 2013 in Middleburg, Va. Salamander Resort & Spa to open in Middleburg next month Download WTOP's Bob Madigan reports Related Story: Salamander Resort encouraged by bookings two Prince George's hopes to bring doctors to underserved community 07/02/2013 05:45am • Maryland is the first state in the nation to designate “health enterprise zones” in hopes of luring more medical resources to the community, the Washington Post reports. 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