A shakeup is in store for Charlottesville City Council in the upcoming election, as councilor and former mayor Dave Norris announced he will not seek a third term.

(AP) A Va. Senate committee has endorsed legislation making it illegal for adults to smoke with kids in the car.

Some Virginia Republican lawmakers are trying to change the state's winner-takes-all method of apportioning presidential electoral votes. The decision is being met with opposition from both sides of the political aisle.

(AP) A federal appeals court has ruled that President Obama violated the Constitution when he bypassed the Senate to fill vacancies on a labor relations panel.

Jason Vandever, Charlottesville's acting treasurer, officially started his campaign Wednesday for the official title.

(AP) Va. lawmakers move to change state's system for apportioning presidential electoral votes.

Republicans in Virginia's senate held a surprise vote on redistricting on Monday. Governor McDonnell has not stated if he will sign it into law.

Gubernatorial candidate McAuliffe has raised $1.1M, while Cuccinelli has gathered $1.2M.

University of Virginia rector Helen Dragas has overcome a major hurdle in her reappointment process to the Board of Visitors after a key vote by a handful of state senators.

(AP) Republican-ruled subcommittee kills Va. bills to expand absentee voting, eliminate excuses.

One of Gov. McDonnell is fighting for non-violent felons to have their right to vote automatically restored after they finish their sentence. Monday, a Republican dominated Virginia House Committee killed the bill during it's early stages.

The man known as "The White House Crasher" is now running as an Independent for Governor.

Republican legislative leaders face a tricky balancing act in the 2013 session in dealing with a handful of bills that target a federal mandate for employers to cover contraceptives in their health insurance plans.

Gov. Bob McDonnell is being praised by Democrats and the ACLU, groups that typically butt heads with him. And he's getting resistance from fellow conservative Republicans.

Del. David Toscano, a Democrat from Charlottesville, says he has concerns about Gov. Bob McDonnell's proposal to remove Virginia's gas tax.

Gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe released a statement on Friday in response to comments made by Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli.

Virginia's conservative Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli says going to jail may be an effective way to protest a federal mandate for employers to cover contraception in insurance plans.

Former Governor and now Senator Tim Kaine spoke out Thursday about the country's gun violence debate.

Gov. Bob McDonnell is using his annual address to the state to make one big, last push for a lasting legislative legacy, urging lawmakers to embrace his education and transportation reforms.

Stopping by his Albemarle County constituent office Wednesday, Rep. Robert Hurt expressed frustration and disappointment in the way Congress handled the fiscal cliff but has hope that a new Congress can take some important action.

(AP) McDonnell names members of task force reviewing Va school safety policies, funding challenges

Education, transportation, guns, uranium mining among issues as legislative session convenes in Richmond.

A new poll shows the Democrats have an early edge in the 2013 governor's race.

Planned Parenthood says it will meet new building regulation requirements in order to stay open.

Virginia Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling is considering re-entering the governor's race as an independent.