New Laws
New Traffic Safety Laws
Concealed Weapons Measure Goes into Effect Today
Cuccinelli Health Care Suit in Court Thursday
Localities Want Authority Over Liquor Store Locations if State Privatizes ABC
Environmental Groups Ask Obama to Permanently Halt Offshore Drilling
Fairfax CountyPopulation Shifts to Alter Voting Districts
Griffith Challenges Boucher to More Debates
Fimian Advances in GOP Candidate Program
Perriello Hits Air Waves with [...]
UVA Calls Cuccinelli Investigation Legally Flawed
UVA Says Cuccinelli Subpoena Will Imperil Academia
Urbanski Backed by Warner and Webb for Federal Judgship
Virginia FREE and League of Conservation Voters Grade Legislators
Gulf Spill Gives Lawmakers Second Thoughts on New Policy
Virginia Gun Rights Groups Cheer High Court Ruling
McDonnell Noncommittal About Demand to Investigate Vets Group
Returned Political Donations from US Navy [...]
Class Action Suits Accuse Energy Companies of Stealing from Landowners
VDOT Fires I-81 Contractor
GOP Holds Seats in House Specials
Robinson Wins Special Election to House
Budget May Have to Be Reopened for Medicaid Fix
State Tax Commissioner Janie Bowen Dies
Does Fimian Want to Repeal 17th Amendment?
Perriello to Respect Office Protest Ban
Finalists Named for Norfolk Superintendent
Chesapeake Names Roberts Superintendent
Beach City [...]
D.C. Area Unemployment Drops to 5.9%, Net Job Gains Tops US
Virginia to Get $324 Million in Stimulus Funds for Schools
Dickenson County Could Have $67 Million to Pay for Schools
Bolling’s “Burgers with Bill” To Raise Money for Gubernatorial Campaign
McDonnell Team Holds Meeting on Privatizing ABC
McDonnell Says He Fulfilled Campaign Pledge to Defund Planned Parenthood
McDonnell Says Decision [...]
Roxann Robinson Wins GOP Nod forNixon Seat
Obama, McDonnell Grip and Grin
McDonnell Wants to Toll at N.C. Line
McDonnell Expects “Big Changes” from Restructuring Panel
Democrats Attack McDonnell’s Selection of Malek for Reform Commission
UVA “Exploring Options” on Cuccinelli Climate Change Subpoena
JLARC Offers Guidelines on Privatization
A Krystal Ball in Congress?
Fort Lee Military Hotel Wins Okay to Move Forward
Retired Norfolk [...]
Crist to Run as an Independent
Cantor: We’re Not You’re Daddy’s GOP
McDonnell Directs Policy to Expand Affordable Housing
McDonnell Reappoints Flaherty and Wright
McDonnell to Hold Fundraiser at Mansion for The Healing Place
McDonnell Lifts Ban on State Police Troopers Referring to Jesus in Public Prayers
Bolling Holds Roundtable Broadband Discussion in Danville
Cuccinelli Says Battery Operated Cigarettes Don’t Violate Smoking [...]
1. The Washington Connection
To Virginia politics has essentially become institutionalized. What happens in Virginia is increasingly covered as an important signal about the national political dialogue. This was true of the Webb-Allen race in 2006, Obama’s successful effort to carry the Commonwealth in 2008, and the GOP sweep in 2009. The 2010 Congressional races are [...]
McDonnell Looks for Ways to Speed Up Rights Restoration Process
A Meeting of Two Governors: Wilder and McDonnell
Athey, McDonnell Win Effort to Get Regional Jail Funding for Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Warren
Allen and 1200 Turn Out for Shad Planking
Warner, Webb Back Initiative to Speed Actions on Nominees
Florida Congressman and Nye Debate Timeline for Carrier Move
Goodlatte Seeks Earmark Reform
Legislators [...]
Nye Says Navy To Keep Carrier Here Until At Least 2019
McDonnell Claims Success But Lawmakers Reject 14 Budget Amendments
Legislature Votes to Restrict Abortion Funding
House Preserves Funding for Public Radio, Child Services
GOP Led House Kills McDonnell Amendment on Euthanizing Dogs
McDonnell Signs Law for Matched Battlefield Grants
Former McDonnell Brother-in-Law Speaks at Gay Rights Rally
Cuccinelli Issues Rare Praise [...]
U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Pittsylvania Dogfight Video Conviction
Police Investigate Suspicious Package Sent to Webb
Mayors Press Warner, Webb To Support Closing Gun Show Loophole
Long Day, 122 Amendments Await Virginia Legislature
Legislators Examine Utility Rate Regulation
Bolling Stranded in Italy Will Miss Veto Session
McDonnell Camp Does Not Deny That Virginia May Drop From Race to the Top
McDonnell Orders [...]