Traces the historical origins of voting rights restoration for felons and examines how denial of voting rights for people with felony convictions still disproportionately affects African Americans in Virginia and other states. From the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia
http://www.ncsl.org/research/military-and-veterans-affairs/military-s-impact-on-state-economies.aspx
Covers snapshots of 20 states which have recently completed studies of federal military spending in their state. Virginia leads the 20 with $59 billion in federal military spending, higher than Texas or Florida, also covered in the study. Virginia study done by JLARC in June 2014. From the National Conference of State Legislatures
https://governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/speeches/first-state-of-the-commonwealth-address/
Text of Governor McAuliffe’s speech before the General Assembly on 14 January 2015. From the Office of the Governor
http://www.hrpdcva.gov/uploads/docs/ECBrf_1_2015_Forecast.pdf
Predicts a year of “tepid growth” for the Hampton Roads region due to strained federal budgets and reduced Department of Defense spending. Covers employment, retail sales, and value of single-family residential building permits. From the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission
https://governor.virginia.gov/media/3560/year-one-report-final-copy.pdf
Report from Governor McAuliffe on the past year’s activities and his future plans for stimulating the Virginia economy. From the Office of the Governor
http://www.schev.edu/DMWLworkbook.pdf?from=
Created as a supplement to the Report for school personnel in rural areas but of value to all those interested school-community partnerships. From the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
http://www.schev.edu/DoingMoreWithLess.pdf?from=
Focuses on the community-level factors that affect student achievement and aspirations in six small rural case study school districts in Virginia. From the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
http://leg2.state.va.us/dls/h&sdocs.nsf/By+Year/RD12015/$file/RD1.pdf
Discussion and data on sexual violence in Virginia including legislation passed. Data includes homicides, number of emergency protective orders issued, calls to domestic abuse hotlines, and use of emergency shelters. From the Office of the Virginia Attorney General