Political story archive
'Personhood' bill set for vote today - 2/14/2012
Eminent domain bill passes in Virginia Senate - 2/14/2012
General Assembly Notebook: House advances capital punishment bill - 2/14/2012
W&L mock convention predicts GOP ticket: Romney, McDonnell - 2/12/2012
Business concerns stall House's foreign law bill - 2/12/2012
Bill to stiffen drunken driver oversight clears panel - 2/11/2012
General Assembly Notebook: Senate approves bill on missing children reports - 2/11/2012
Majority GOP flexing chamber muscle - 2/10/2012
Wytheville delegate makes point in a big way - 2/10/2012
General Assembly Notebook: Senate panel OKs forced abortion bill - 2/10/2012
Two are emerging to challenge Roanoke's council incumbents - 2/10/2012
Chambers dispel talk of Virginia toll authority - 2/9/2012
General Assembly Notebook: House lets home-schoolers play public school sports - 2/9/2012
Planned elephant stamped out of W&L parade - 2/9/2012
Poll has Romney at fore of GOP in Virginia but behind Obama - 2/9/2012
Bill on teacher contracts has advanced - 2/9/2012
General Assembly Notebook: Home-school sports legislation advances - 2/8/2012
Fees to boost child-protection task forces, officials urge - 2/8/2012
Senators seek taxes from online merchants - 2/8/2012
Bill preserves teachers' contracts - 2/8/2012
Congressional news
Sens. Jim Webb, Mark Warner: Debt deal is just a start - 8/3/2011
Morgan Griffith, R-Salem, casts vote against debt deal - 8/2/2011
Virginia leaders weigh in on looming debt deadline - 7/27/2011
Tim Kaine has more cash than George Allen as Senate race looms - 7/14/2011
Former governors appear to divide voter loyalties - 7/1/2011
Goodlatte may face tea party challenge - 6/3/2011
Warner makes case for Fort Monroe's status - 4/20/2011
Tim Kaine says he feels good about his public record - 4/7/2011
Tim Kaine announces bid for U.S. Senate - 4/6/2011
Former Gov. Tim Kaine hints further he'll run for U.S. Senate - 3/15/2011
Perriello's Egypt trip cut short - 2/21/2011
Webb: Governing involves more than passing bills - 2/20/2011
Webb would like Kaine as successor; Obama, Kaine discuss Senate race - 2/17/2011
Passport form changes irk congressman - 2/12/2011
Webb opts out of 2nd Senate bid - 2/10/2011
Allen steps into ring to vie for Webb's Senate seat - 1/25/2011
Goodlatte seeks amendments to curb spending - 1/13/2011
Congressman Rick Boucher: 28 years of service in Southwest Va. politics - 12/26/2010
Lawmakers get tentative committee placements - 12/12/2010
A good time to be Goodlatte - 12/10/2010
General Assembly stories
GOP aims to unseat popular Democratic state senators - 9/4/2011
Campaign veteran enters Bedford race - 8/30/2011
John Edwards declares re-election bid for Senate seat - 8/27/2011
Voters pick Nutter to take on Edwards as Republican nominee for Virginia Senate in 21st District - 8/24/2011
Candidates flaunt conservative bent in 21st Senate District competition - 8/21/2011
Abingdon attorney to seek 40th District state Senate seat - 8/16/2011
2 Va. Supreme Court justices appointed - 7/30/2011
Lawmakers plan to fill Supreme Court vacancies - 7/26/2011
GOP gains early edge in Nov. 8 elections - 6/26/2011
20th District gets 3-way Senate race - 6/21/2011
Virginia Supreme Court justice selection slowed by stalemate - 6/19/2011
Former Montgomery County supervisor seeking GOP vote in 7th House District - 6/16/2011
Christiansburg Del. Dave Nutter seeks to unseat Roanoke Sen. John Edwards - 6/15/2011
Medlin to challenge Putney in 19th District - 6/15/2011
Putney will seek another term in House of Delegates - 6/9/2011
Bill Carrico says he will seek William Wampler's 40th District seat - 6/7/2011
Sen. William Wampler says he won’t seek re-election - 6/4/2011
Tripp Godsey says he’ll challenge Sen. John Edwards - 6/3/2011
Ward Armstrong to challenge Charles Poindexter in 9th District - 6/3/2011
GOP senators Ralph Smith, Bill Stanley say they won’t become rivals - 5/20/2011
The governor's office
McDonnell calls for caution in surplus [with spending pie chart] - 8/19/2011
McDonnell generous to Republican Senate candidates - 8/17/2011
McDonnell named head of governors association - 8/16/2011
Virginia not facing credit rating downgrade, governor says - 8/11/2011
Poll shows Gov. McDonnell has approval rating of 55% - 6/30/2011
Gov. Bob McDonnell promotes clean, renewable energy at ceremonial signing - 6/16/2011
GOP governors say Obama's taxes, regulation hurt manufacturing growth - 6/14/2011
Gov. Bob McDonnell appeals FEMA's decision to deny tornado aid - 5/18/2011
McDonnell vetoes Senate's new district lines - 4/16/2011
Cuccinelli says guns in churches allowed if church approves - 4/12/2011
Gov. McDonnell seeks to limit autism insurance bill - 3/31/2011
McDonnell vetoes school exercise bill - 3/25/2011
Lawmakers reject governor's request on sex offenders - 3/1/2011
GOP tries to quicken health law challenge - 2/10/2011
Governor gives school proposals - 1/19/2011
McDonnell proposes using sales taxes for transportation - 1/15/2011
Governor cuts back on liquor proposal - 1/12/2011
McDonnell forms redistricting panel - 1/11/2011
Tough choices for Virginia's governor - 12/30/2010
Governor pitches budget proposal - 12/18/2010
