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Governor Bob McDonnell issued the following statement today after signing HB1941 which adds several new compounds to the list defined as synthetic cannabinoids and synthetic stimulants.

The American Society of Civil Engineers yesterday released its 2013 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure, giving Virginia an overall rating of D+. The ASCE issues the Report Card every four years, evaluating among other things roads, bridges, ports and mass transit.

A number of citizen groups in the Del Ray, Rosemont, Beverley Hills and Northridge neighborhoods have launched online petitions to express their opposition to Walgreens plan to open a store in Del Ray.

Executives at two Arlington-based businesses have pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining more than $31 million in government contract payments that should have gone to disadvantaged small businesses.

Brett A. Amendola, 38, of Ashburn, Va., was sentenced to 84 months in prison today for carrying out a $5 million Ponzi scheme involving his purported purchase of a golf course in Loudoun County, Va. The scheme resulted in losses of at least $2.8 million to more than a dozen victims who had invested with Amendola.

The Governor’s Task Force for Local Mandate Review today released the second interim report to the governor. Building on the success of the first interim report to the governor and a successful legislative session, the task force resumed its work on mandate relief in 2012.

Simpson family recognized for its contribution to Alexandria baseball. Opening Day celebrated the 60th anniversary of Simpson Field. In the first game of the season, T. C. Williams High School faced Bishop Ireton in the Alexandria City Tournament. The Titans surged late in the game to defeat the Cardinals 5-3 at Simpson Field on March 11.

Virginia Lawyers Media, publishers of Virginia Lawyers Weekly and the Virginia Medical Law Report, has announced the Class of 2013 of “Influential Women of Virginia" and Janet Barnett, Executive Director of Senior Services of Alexandria is one of them.

Alexandria City Public Schools Superintendent Morton Sherman presented his proposed fiscal year 2014 operating and FY2014-23 Capital Improvement Program budgets to the Alexandria School Board on Jan. 24. In that CIP budget, Sherman proposed spending $1.6 million to purchase school buses. On March 7, the School Board approved $1.2 million to purchase new buses, $356,000 for increased capacity and $712,000 to replace aging equipment.

Stanley Kyungjin Cho, 50, of Annandale, Va., pleaded guilty today to two counts of felony tax fraud in connection with his personal income taxes and his accounting and tax preparation business, “Kyung Jin Cho, C.P.A., P.C.”