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Food costs spiked at gov’s mansion in FY 2012
RICHMOND, Va. An Associated Press review of state records shows grocery costs at Virginia's Executive Mansion hit the highest levels in years in late 2011 and early 2012, the months leading up to the mansion's chef dismissal and the start of a criminal investigation into operations of the mansion's kitchen.
Sex crime issues dominate Va. crime panel’s agenda
RICHMOND The Virginia State Crime Commission will spend a lot of time talking about sex crimes this year.
Mudslinging mars GOP primary for state House seat
Allegations involving a prostitute and illicit drug use are rapidly turning the race for the Republican nomination in a Virginia Beach House seat into a nasty primary contest. Ex-Navy SEAL Scott Taylor casts himself as the aggrieved party, accusing fellow Republican candidate Gary Byler’s campaign of orchestrating online “falsehoods and fabrications” against him.
Va. AG’s office to withdraw from embezzlement case
RICHMOND Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is recusing his office from the case of a chef charged with emezzlement who once worked at Virginia's Executive Mansion, the second time in recent weeks he's stepped away from representing the state in a case that hits close to home.
Virginia AG’s office to exit embezzlement case
RICHMOND Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli plans to withdraw his office from prosecuting embezzlement charges against the former chef at the Virginia's governor's mansion. Todd Schneider was charged with four counts of taking state property worth $200 or more. He headed kitchen operations at the Executive Mansion from 2010 until last year.
Speaker raising money for road bill’s GOP voters
RICHMOND In the late February windup to a critical vote on a major road-funding bill, Virginia House Speaker William Howell encouraged Republican delegates to support it by telling them an affirmative vote wouldn't cost them re-election.
A sluggish recovery casts new worries on Va. budget
RICHMOND It looked like a steady rebound, if not a rousing one, for the revenues that keep Virginia's government operating.
McDonnell’s energy adviser leaves for job at CNU
RICHMOND Gov. Bob McDonnell's top energy adviser has left his administration for a job at Christopher Newport University. Maureen Matsen was deputy secretary of natural resources and McDonnell's senior energy adviser, a critical post for a Republican administration that stressed energy development.
Big checks fatten coffers of McAuliffe, Cuccinelli
RICHMOND When releasing political contribution summaries, most state campaigns emphasize their small-dollar and Virginia-based donations - not the deep-pocketed donors who help raise six- and seven-figure sums.
Officials seek quick fix for Interstate 64 congestion
Imagine checking your smartphone before leaving work - not for a traffic report, but to see if the rush-hour toll on the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel is $1.50, 50 cents or nothing.
Northam seeks assault weapon ban, gun checks
RICHMOND On the six year anniversary of the Virginia Tech mass shooting, Norfolk Dr. Ralph Northam is offering a sweeping plan to address gun violence through an array of policy changes ranging from mental health reforms and tighter gun controls to a crackdown on violent video games.
McDonnell asks judicial hopefuls to submit names
RICHMOND Gov. Bob McDonnell is inviting Circuit Court judge hopefuls to submit their names in consideration for vacancies around Virginia, including several in South Hampton Roads. Among the slots McDonnell wants to fill are those in Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Portsmouth and a court that covers Suffolk.
