The Virginia General Assembly special session is set to convene this coming Monday and the House Republican leadership is seeking an answer to when the Senate plans to act upon its spending plans, which will allow the upper and lower chamber to resolve their differences before the end of the state’s fiscal year.
On Monday, Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North was been picked to be the new president of the National Rifle Association (NRA), following the current president Pete Brownell deciding not to seek a second term with the organization.
It seems that Democrats are taking political fundraising just a bit too far as State Senator Barbara Favola (D-Arlington) tried to auction off inside access to her office – shades of Rod Blagojevich.
Less that half of the top Richmond city officials actually reside within the city limits. Instead of enforcing the rule, the City Council will vote to do away with residency requirements.
Virginia Beach is getting a third sub-sea cable that has the potential to bring 200 new high-tech jobs to the coastal Virginia city and digitally connect South Africa to the U.S.
One really hates to use the word “satanic” to describe the utter glee Richards and her ilk express at every abortion… but there it is, nonetheless.
After the seemingly terrible $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill was voted on late last month, one freshman House Republican believes that congressmen and women are not doing the homework when it comes to making critical decisions and has decided to do something about it.
As the reauthorization legislation of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) cleared the House of Representatives last week, it also included amendments to bolster federal support for spaceports and to reduce airport noise, forwarded by Congresswoman Barbara Comstock (VA-10).
Congressman Scott Taylor (VA-2) met with his constituents at an informal “town hall” meeting in Cape Charles on Virginia’s Eastern Shore this week and spoke at length about the sea level rise affecting Tangier Island and threatening its 722 inhabitants.
