Lists the Top Ten critical shortage teaching endorsement areas in Virginia for the 2013-14 school year and explains how they were determined.  From the Virginia Department of Education

Annual collection of crime statistics for the state of Virginia.  From the Department of State Police

Reports the results of research to develop a new poverty measure that better reflects the  true economic circumstances of low-income Virginians.  The VPM claims to be an improvement over the official U.S. poverty measure by accounting for regional cost differences, family resources from in-kind government transfers, necessary medical expenses, and  other factors.  From the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia

Announces creation of Student Success Index to better measure the number and percentage of students who begin and complete higher education within a stipulated time period.  From the State Council of Higher Education in Virginia

Contains dune elevations and mean-high-water shoreline position datasets for most sandy beaches from Cape Lookout, North Carolina to Fire Island, New York.  From the U.S. Geological Survey

Assesses the problem of long delays in voting and reviews common causes and proposed solutions.  Prepared by laws students at William and Mary Law School as part of its Election Law Program.  Posted by the College of William and Mary

Summarizes current research on those mental health treatments that have been proven to be effective in treating children and adolescents.  From the Virginia Commission on Youth

Maps the changing geography of support for Republicans and Democrats by use of population cartograms to better identify the new political battlegrounds.  From the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia

Working draft of the planned improvements to highways and transportation systems in Virginia for the period 2014-2019.   From the Virginia Department of Transportation

This report documents flow-adjusted trends in sediment and total nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations for 31 stations in 1985-2011 and for 32 in 2002-2011.  For 2006-2011 period, 65 stations are covered.  From the U.S. Geological Survey

Creates a panel of up to 20 educators to advise the governor of Virginia on education matters including identifying professional development opportunities and learning tools for Virginia teachers, recommending strategies for greater community engagement in education, and suggest ways to improve K-12 education, higher education, and workforce collaboration.  From the Office of the Governor.

Press release on discovery of physical evidence of cannibalism at Jamestown during the starving period.  From the Smithsonian Museum.

Details planning activities and associated funding for the period from July 2014 to June 2015.  From the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission

Expresses concern about the affordability of postsecondary education in Virginia and asks college/university leaders to hold tuition and fee increases to rate of inflation.  From the Office of the Governor

Details the current status of all facets of the transportation system in Hampton Roads including air, water, rail, and highways.  Includes costs of congestion, bridge conditions, commuting characteristics, highway funding, and more.  From the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization

Recommendations for how to increase employment opportunities in rural areas of the state.  From the Governor’s Office

Explains that change of status for Williamsburg and James City County from central counties to urbanized area caused Surry County to be dropped from Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News metropolitan area based on commuting patterns.  For similar reasons, Gates County North Carolina was added.  From the Hampton Roads Plan District Commission

Shows spending on research and development by the nation’s 40 federally funded R&D centers.  Ranks centers by total spending and shows sources of funds.  Los Alamos edged out Sandia for the top spot on the list. The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in Newport News finished 23^rd with R&D expenditures of $90.4 million.  From the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics of the National Science Foundation

Annual reporting on toxic chemical releases to land, air, and water by Virginia business establishments.  Claims chemicals released onsite decreased by 12.7% in 2011.  From the Virginia Department of  Environmental Quality

Describes changes by the Office of Management and Budget to the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News metropolitan area.  Surry County is out and Gates County is in.  From the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission

Provides background on the U.S. Navy’s plans for building submarines, the planned outlays and construction timetable, and the issues for Congress to debate.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Text of the enrolled bill passed by the legislature and awaiting the governor’s signature.  From the Virgina General Assembly’s Legislative Information Service

Draft version of second interim report of the group set up in 2011 to review the burden of state mandates on localities.  After succeeding in eliminating many state mandates during the 2012 legislative session, the emphasis is now on improving the efficiency and delivery of services.  From the Task Force and the Department of Housing and Community Development

Table of commuting flows for Hampton Roads communities created from recently released Census data.  From the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization

Studies the costs and benefits to the state of providing financial incentives to localities that collaborate on capital facility construction projects and other operating services.  Identifies 13 opportunities for local collaboration, primarily in K-12 education and public safety areas.  From the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission

Quick facts about daily commuters into Washington D.C.,  their places of residence, and their commuting time.  Also provides links to further details.  From the Census Bureau

Describes what the transportation legislation passed by the 2013 session of the General Assembly will mean to Hampton Roads with a statistical table showing projected revenues for the 2014-2018 fiscal years.  From the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization

Text of the speech delivered in Charlottesville by the new Secretary of State.  From the State Department

Measures concentrations and loading estimates for nutrients, suspended sediment, and E.Coli bacteria at three monitoring stations of tributaries of the Potomac River.  From the U.S. Geological Survey

Provides details of the legislative process and reports that resulted in 2013 amendments to the 2012-2014 Biennium Budget.  From the Virginia Legislative Information System