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Last year a bipartisan group in Congress passed a sweeping law to address the opioid crisis. But the opioid epidemic continues to rage in states like Virginia and there’s a new Congress, yet the crisis isn’t talked about much at the Capitol these days.
Some lawmakers in the Commonwealth want that to change.
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Congressman Ben Cline said Tuesday that no one is above serving. So, that's exactly what he did at Roanoke's Rescue Mission.
He toured the facility, including the warehouse where hundreds of boxes are packed each week that are then given out each Saturday to families in need.
Jens Soering and Elizabeth Haysom — who were convicted in the horrific 1985 slayings of Haysom's parents — were granted parole Monday and will be released to immigration officials for deportation to their home countries of Germany and Canada, respectively.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WSET) -- Congressman Ben Cline released a statement after Jens Soering and Elizabeth Haysom were granted parole on Monday.
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) -- Lawmakers are reacting to the first public impeachment hearings.
MOUNT JACKSON – Administrators from four area school divisions and representatives of state and national lawmakers gathered at Triplett Tech on Wednesday to discuss four issues of importance to the schools.
Nearly 600 students from Roanoke-area schools visited the Radford University Carilion (RUC) campus on Nov. 8, 2019, as part of Roanoke’s STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) Day. Approximately 1,900 total students were in Roanoke for the activity.
This year marks the centennial anniversary of the American Legion and the organization celebrated it with a major legislative victory.
Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) released the following statement on the House Committee on Education and Labor’s passing of H.R. 4674 – the College Affordability Act (CAA).