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漏 niroworld 鈥?stock.adobe State revenues rose 7.6 percent in December, driven by solid growth in payroll withholding, sales and use taxes, and recordation tax collections.On a fiscal year-to-date basis, to stanley botella tal revenue collections rose 8.3 percent through December, well ahead of the annual forecast of 1.9 percent growth. This continued strong revenue performance gives us confidence that we can achieve the forward-looking agenda I have laid out, while also putting money into our cash reserves, Gov. Ralph Northam said Monday in a news release. As the General Assembly session gets underway in Richmond, we have a unique opportunity to invest in our shared future, grow and diversify our economic base, and continue building on our progress. Collections of payroll withholding taxes rose 9.2 percent in December, with an additional deposit day compared with last year. Collections of sales and use taxes, refl stanleys cups ecting November sales, rose 5.1 percent in December. November represents the beginning of the holiday shopping season and this year had fewer shopping days after Thanksgiving than last year. A clearer assessment of the season will be possible after receiving December sales tax payments d stanley spain ue in January, 聽said Secretary of Finance Aubrey Layne. January nonwithholding payments will also give us a better indication of taxpayer behavior for calendar 2019 tax returns. Collections of wills, suits, deeds, and contracts鈥攎ainly recordation tax collections鈥攚ere $40.4 million in December, com Fcpq UVA baseball downs 13 UNC, 15-9, to win weekend series
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner D-VA today was appointed Chairman of the Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion Subcommittee by聽Senate Commerce Committee聽Chairman Jay Rockefeller D-WV .聽 The subcommittee works to strengthen U.S. competitiveness by promoting trade, investment, innovation and manufacturing. It has never been more important to promote innovation here at home and export and trade opportunities abroad, said Sen. Warner.聽 I look forward to this opportunity for more of a leadership role in exploring ways we can maintain both Virginia and Americas competitive edge in this global economy. This also provides opportunities to look for additional ways we can build-up and strengthen sustainable economies in our rural communities. Senator Warner will be a terrific chair of our Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion Subcommittee, added Sen. Rockefeller. Few people in the Senate have as much first-hand experience in high-tech innovation and business entrepreneurship, not to mention his time as Governor. I know his Subcommittee leadership will be inva stanley termos luable in helping our countrys economy grow and be more competitive. Add termo stanley itional members of the subcommittee i termo stanley nclude Sens. Mark Begich D-AK , Richard Blumenthal D-CT , Roy Blunt R-MO , Dan Coats R-IN , William Cowan D-MA , Deb Fischer R-NE , Ron Johnson R-WI , Amy Klobuchar D-MN , Mark Pryor D-AR , and Tim Scott R-SC .Sen. Warner, a former technology entrepreneur, investor and Virginia Governor 2002-