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Poll: Gov. McDonnell’s job approval rating slips
RICHMOND Although Gov. Bob McDonnell’s job approval numbers have declined to their lowest point in two years according to a new poll, his reputation doesn’t seem seriously damaged by questions swirling around his relationship to a political donor who’s given gifts to the governor and his family.
McDonnell’s approval dips, but voters shrug at gifts
RICHMOND Although Gov. Bob McDonnell's job approval numbers have declined to their lowest point in two years, according to a poll, his reputation doesn't seem seriously damaged by questions swirling about his relationship to a political donor who has given gifts to the governor and his family.
Cuccinelli declines to specify how he’ll offset tax cuts
NORFOLK Five days ahead of his expected nomination as the Republican candidate for governor, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli visited Norfolk today to tout his sweeping proposals to cut Virginia’s income tax rates. Once again, he declined to specify how he would close the huge gap his plan would open in the state budget.
Va. judge to consider motion to dismiss chef case
RICHMOND The politically charged embezzlement case against a former Virginia Executive Mansion chef is back before a Richmond judge.
Online test boosts out-of-state demand for Va. permits
RICHMOND The number of non-Virginians obtaining state-issued concealed handgun permits has boomed in the four years since Ken Cuccinelli sponsored legislation making it clear that online testing meets the legal training requirement for them.
McDonnell signs $6 billion transportation funding bill
RICHMOND Suffolk Del. Chris Jones and Virginia Beach Sen. Frank Wagner were faces in the crowd Monday when Gov. Bob McDonnell signed Virginia's landmark $6 billion transportation funding legislation.
Va. transportation bill to get ceremonial signing
RICHMOND Gov. Bob McDonnell has scheduled a ceremonial signing for a signature legislative triumph. The ceremonial signing today at the Capitol is for his sweeping, long-term overhaul of Virginia's system for funding repairs and upkeep of its highways. Approval of the compromise bill came on the final day of the 2013 session of the General Assembly.
McDonnell’s chef caught up in political potboiler
RICHMOND Todd Schneider came with a lot of celebrity cachet when he was hired in 2010 as chef at Virginia's historic Executive Mansion and he was soon cast as the co-star with first lady Maureen McDonnell when a cable channel toured the governor's residence, the gardens he tended and the kitchen he ran.
Virginia gubernatorial hopefuls tout tax reform
RICHMOND A new ranking of Virginia's business tax burden as one of the lowest in the nation arrives as taxes have become a key issue in the governor's race. Notwithstanding Virginia's jump from 27th in 2008 to 11th in 2011 in the Anderson Economic Group analysis, the two main candidates are open to revamping the complex system of state and local taxes.
Road-funding bill runs behind GOP Senate race
Today's Republican primary for a soon-to-be-vacant state Senate seat is the first political test case for Gov. Bob McDonnell's $6 billion transportation-funding plan, a tax-laden deal that has inspired anger among fiscal conservatives.
Trial set in alleged scam of ex-delegate’s family
YORKTOWN A trial is scheduled next month for a Louisa County man accused of scamming the ex-wife of imprisoned former lawmaker Phil Hamilton with bogus claims that he could get Hamilton a presidential pardon. Joseph Yancey, 52, a convicted felon, faces six felony counts of obtaining money by false pretense. His trial is set for June 26 in York County General District Court.
Disappointing business ventures stalking McAuliffe
FRANKLIN Terry McAuliffe figured his business background would be an asset in his second run for governor, but he has found himself explaining why two commercial ventures he proposed in Virginia haven't lived up to the lofty expectations he set.
