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Jan 24, 2013

Va. House panel nixes bid for concussion guidelines

An effort to require youth sports leagues to develop concussion training, evaluation and treatment policies failed Thursday in a House subcommittee, though a similar effort remains alive in the Senate.

Jan 24, 2013

GOP senators lampooned on ‘Colbert Report’

The Virginia General Assembly has hit the late-night comedy circuit again.

Jan 24, 2013

Freshman from Norfolk lands four committee seats

Many Senate Democrats were unhappy Thursday when Republicans in the General Assembly's upper chamber released their list of reworked committee rosters.

Jan 24, 2013

Group lobbies for alternative energy in Virginia

RICHMOND Environmental groups and alternative energy businesses on Thursday made their annual plug to legislators for support.

Jan 24, 2013

Va. House panel rejects youth sports concussions bill

RICHMOND An effort to require youth sports leagues to develop concussion training, evaluation and treatment policies failed today in a House subcommittee, though a similar effort remains alive in the Senate.

Jan 24, 2013

McDonnell in Newport News today to tout proposal

NEWPORT NEWS Gov. Bob McDonnell is taking his sales pitch to change how Virginia pays for transportation projects to some of the state's most congested areas, including Newport News. He'll hold a news conference today at 2:45 p.m. at Huntington Ingalls Industries in Newport News after appearances in Roanoke and Herndon.

Jan 24, 2013

McDonnell in Newport News to tout transit proposal

NEWPORT NEWS Gov. Bob McDonnell is taking his sales pitch to change how Virginia pays for transportation projects to some of the state's most congested areas, including Newport News. He'll hold a news conference today at 2:45 p.m. at Huntington Ingalls Industries in Newport News after an appearance in Herndon. A press conference in Roanoke was canceled because of the weather.

Jan 24, 2013

McDonnell in Newport News touts transportation plan

NEWPORT NEWS Facing opposition even from his own party, Gov. Bob McDonnell toured the state Thursday to promote his transportation plan, highlighting a list of projects he said it could fund and urging Virginians to tell their legislators to support it and break a decades-long impasse over raising new money for roads.

Jan 23, 2013

McDonnell’s transportation bill advances in Senate

RICHMOND Gov. Bob McDonnell's transportation funding bill has cleared its first hurdle in the General Assembly, but it still has a long way to go. The Senate Transportation Committee on Wednesday advanced the five-year, $3.1 billion funding package to the Finance Committee.

Jan 23, 2013

McDonnell’s transportation bill moves forward

RICHMOND Gov. Bob McDonnell's transportation funding bill has cleared its first hurdles in the General Assembly, but it still has a long way to go. The Senate Transportation Committee on Wednesday advanced the five-year, $3.1 billion funding package to the Finance Committee.

Jan 23, 2013

Virginia Senate rejects Sunday coyote hunting

RICHMOND The Virginia Senate has rejected legislation that would have allowed people to hunt coyotes on Sundays.

Jan 23, 2013

Va. House delays showdown on Senate redistricting

RICHMOND The House showdown over a surprise redistricting bill that Senate Republicans strong-armed to passage will have to wait for another day.

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