Posted: 6:22 PM 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.
Posted: 3:41 PM (AP) McDonnell names members of task force reviewing Va school safety policies, funding challenges
Posted: 12:09 PM Education, transportation, guns, uranium mining among issues as legislative session convenes in Richmond.
Posted: 8:21 PM A new poll shows the Democrats have an early edge in the 2013 governor's race.
Updated: 6:41 PM Planned Parenthood says it will meet new building regulation requirements in order to stay open.
Posted: 8:14 PM Virginia Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling is considering re-entering the governor's race as an independent.
Updated: 4:55 PM In two days, Virginia's General Assembly returns to work on a to-do list that could revise the taxes we pay for building and repairing roads, pay teachers more but make it easier to fire them, and determine if radioactive metal will be unearthed from Southside Virginia.
Posted: 3:42 PM The subject of years of study and passionate debate around the state - proposed uranium mining in Virginia - is heading to the General Assembly and what is expected to be one of the fiercest environmental battles in recent memory.
Posted: 10:31 PM A former computer science professor at the University of Virginia wants to be Charlottesville's next treasurer.
Updated: 8:36 PM The League of Women Voters of Charlottesville held their annual legislative luncheon at the Boar's Head Inn on Friday. Local state leaders discussed some issues and challenges ahead in 2013.
Posted: 8:03 PM Gov. Bob McDonnell wants Virginia to take advantage of a national program that puts young teachers in hard-to-staff schools.
Posted: 7:54 PM Sen. Tim Kaine and Rep. Robert Hurt are among the dozen Virginians to be sworn into office Thursday.
Updated: 12:46 PM Senator Barbara Favola is opposing the reappointment of UVa Rector Helen Dragas, following the failed attempted ousting of President Sullivan.
Updated: 1:16 PM Rep. Robert Hurt, from the Virginia 5th District, joined 150 other Republicans in the House by voting against the "fiscal cliff" deal Tuesday night.
Updated: 8:41 AM NEWARK, New Jersey (AP)— NJ Gov. Chris Christie says US House failure to act on Sandy aid 'inexcusable'.
Updated: 8:41 AM WASHINGTON (AP) - The No. 2 Republican in the House leadership, Eric Cantor, says he opposes a Senate-passed measure to avert the so-called fiscal cliff.
Posted: 6:35 PM RICHMOND, Virginia (A)P— Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's Republican run for governor has a campaign manager.
Updated: 7:38 PM Congressman Robert Hurt gives his official statement on the "Fiscal Cliff" issue that is plaguing DC.
Posted: 8:17 PM Convicted felons may get their voting rights reinstated faster if a state amendment makes it through the General Assembly.
Posted: 4:22 PM Bill Bolling may be out of the 2013 Virginia governor's race, but that doesn't mean he's off the stage. The lame duck lieutenant governor is among The Associated Press's 2013 Virginia newsmakers to watch with elections looming for three statewide offices and all 100 House seats.
Posted: 6:08 PM The Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce is saying yes to a proposed gas tax.
Posted: 2:17 PM Members of Virginia's House of Delegates announced Thursday their intention to increase funding for school resource officer programs.
Updated: 9:07 PM The man best-known for crashing a party at the White House has announced he is running for Virginia governor.
Updated: 5:57 PM RICHMOND, Virginia (AP)— Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell says policymakers should discuss allowing school officials to carry firearms on campus.
Posted: 8:31 PM Virginia's 13 Electoral College members have cast their ballots for Democratic incumbent Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, formalizing the outcome of the presidential election in the state.
