Sign In
Free Newsletter
Tax overhaul package get initial OK in NC House
RALEIGH, N.C. The North Carolina House gave initial approval Friday to a Republican tax code overhaul that would lower personal and corporate income tax rates while subjecting more services to the sales tax.
NC House starts public debate over budget proposal
RALEIGH, N.C. Seven North Carolina House subcommittees signaled wide differences with Republican counterparts in the Senate as they voted Friday for portions of their state government budget for the next two years.
Ex-Norfolk officer challenges Del. Howell in primary
The first time retired Norfolk police Officer Rick James tried to unseat Del. Algie Howell Jr., in a Democratic primary two years ago, fewer than 2,200 people turned out to cast a ballot. Just fewer than 900 of them picked James. The remaining 1,300 chose Howell, who has held Virginia's 90th House District seat since 2004.
Jackson is disappointed Rigell won’t endorse him
E.W. Jackson, the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, said Wednesday that he's disappointed U.S. Rep. Scott Rigell refuses to endorse him because of strong anti-gay comments, but the Chesapeake minister said he's not backing off his past statements.
Cuccinelli says IRS blocking $125M check to Virginia
RICHMOND Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli says the IRS is blocking the release of $125 million owed to Virginia from a Medicaid fraud settlement.
Feds pledge $115M in Medicaid fraud money for Va.
UPDATE: Ken Cuccinelli's use of the bully pulpit yielded rapid results Wednesday when federal officials pledged to send Virginia $115 million it's been waiting on from a federal fraud settlement. The U.S. Treasury Department made that commitment hours after Cuccinelli publicly bemoaned the months' long delayed dispensation of those funds.
After Cuccinelli’s criticism, Va. gets $115M from feds
RICHMOND Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's use of the bully pulpit appeared to yield results Wednesday when federal officials pledged to send Virginia more than $100 million it's been waiting for from a Medicaid fraud settlement. The U.S. Treasury Department made that commitment in writing hours after Cuccinelli publicly bemoaned the long-delayed release of the money.
U.S. Rep. Rigell won’t endorse Jackson for lt. gov.
U.S. Rep. Scott Rigell, who has long espoused conservative views on social and fiscal issues, said this week that some members of his party are taking too strident stances and interfering with solving larger problems.
McDonnell aides questioned event with Star Scientific
Top aides to Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell expressed concerns about the governor's participation in a 2011 event at the governor's mansion that marked the launch of a dietary supplement made by a major McDonnell campaign donor, according to newly released emails.
19th century oyster tax in Virginia being shed July 1
RICHMOND Virginia is shedding its late 19th century system of taxing oysters by the bushel for a user fee that will spare watermen mounds of paperwork and return the revenue generated by the fee back to the Chesapeake Bay to replenish public oyster stocks.
McDonnell to ease restoring nonviolent felons’ rights
RICHMOND Gov. Bob McDonnell plans to make restoration of voting rights effectively automatic for nonviolent felons in good standing with the law, his second major revision to that process during his term. To qualify, an ex-offender must have completed their sentence, including probation or parole, paid all court fines and fees, and have no pending felony changes.
McDonnell to automatically restore felons’ rights
RICHMOND Gov. Bob McDonnell will automatically restore nonviolent felons' civil rights on an individual basis in the final year of his term.
