Gov. Bob McDonnell confirmed this morning that he will ask the Commonwealth Transportation Board to postpone the collection of tolls on two Hampton Roads tunnel projects and allocate up to $100 million to cover the cost. The Virginian-Pilot has more in... »
As state lawmakers prepare to return to Richmond next week to vote on a proposed state budget, the Virginia Department of Transportation is preparing for the worst. VDOT began notifying contractors today that they should prepare to suspend road constru... »
State Sen. Phillip Puckett, D-Russell County, was one of two Democrats who voted against the Senate’s version of the budget last month. And he doesn’t seem enthusiastic about the compromise proposal that negotiators from the Senate and House of Delegat... »
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution today recognizing Salem, Mass., as the birthplace of the National Guard. That may seem like no big deal to you, but the designation doesn’t sit well with the congressman from Salem, Va., or his coll... »
RICHMOND — The Senate Finance Committee voted unanimously today to advance a two-year, $85 billion state budget plan, setting the stage for a Monday floor vote and negotiations with the House of Delegates. The Senate panel approved the budget plan (HB ... »
The General Assembly will end its 60-day session on Saturday without finishing its most important work – passing a two-year state budget. The legislature will adjourn Saturday and immediately convene a special session to deal with the budget. But the e... »
RICHMOND — Gov. Bob McDonnell signed legislation today that will require women to submit to an abdominal ultrasound procedure before having an abortion, punctuating an emotionally charged debate that drew protesters to the state Capitol and put Virgini... »
RICHMOND – State funds to buy down tolls in Hampton Roads are included in a letter Democratic leaders in the Virginia Senate today sent to Gov. Bob McDonnell in exchange for their support of Virginia’s next biennial budget. The three-page letter from S... »
RICHMOND – Senate Democrats and Republicans finally began to talk about the budget Tuesday afternoon, but apparently not in time to have a budget in place before the General Assembly’s scheduled Saturday adjournment. Members of the Senate Finance Commi... »
RICHMOND – Amid increasing signs that the General Assembly will fail to adopt a new state budget before its scheduled Saturday adjournment, representatives of Virginia counties today pleaded with the evenly divided state Senate to break the partisan de... »
Senate Democratic leaders have responded to Gov. Bob McDonnell’s Friday letter blaming their caucus for holding up passage of a state budget. Needless to say, the Democrats have a different take on things. In a two-page letter to the Republican governo... »
The House of Delegates passed a new state budget bill this afternoon, setting the stage for another showdown in the politically divided state Senate next week. Two budget bills already have died in the Senate, where Democrats are withholding their supp... »
RICHMOND – In the end, tourism industry opposition to a bill to let school systems open before Labor Day won out. The Senate Education and Health Committee by a 9-6 vote Thursday dismissed Virginia Beach Republican Del. Bob Tata’s HB 1063 to allow loca... »
RICHMOND – After considerable back-and-forth about its propriety and timeliness, a bi-partisan group of lawmakers on a key Senate panel Wednesday approved a bill that could give them a pay raise. The Senate Finance Committee advanced Del. Bobby Orrock’... »
RICHMOND – U.S. troops may all be home from Afghanistan by the time Virginia figures out how to honor its sons and daughters who have died there and elsewhere in military service. A four-year-long dispute over selection criteria for memorializing falle... »
