196 days ago- Drivers who get behind the wheel in Virginia without first earning a driver’s license would face significantly stiffer penalties under measures introduced in Richmond by two Northern Virginia lawmakers.
203 days ago- Virginia Attorney General Robert McDonnell said Tuesday he will sign on to a friend-of-the-court brief opposing the District of Columbia’s handgun ban.
204 days ago- Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine rolled out a $78 billion, two-year spending proposal Monday that he said would keep the state “moving forward” despite a tight budget.
204 days ago- An array of services Virginia agencies and local governments provide to non-English-speaking residents would become illegal under legislation a Woodbridge Republican has introduced in the General Assembly.
207 days ago- Virginia has one of the lowest rates of recidivism in the nation, but state officials must reduce that figure further, according to a state study released this week.
208 days ago- A member of Metro’s board of directors wants the transit system to have a financial incentive in making sure passengers receive reliable service.
208 days ago- Passengers will begin paying as much as $10 more per week to park and ride Metrorail next month under a fare-increase package the system’s board of directors approved Thursday.
208 days ago- Virginia voters would be asked to approve a $1.65 billion bond package to fund higher education projects under a proposal Gov. Tim Kaine announced Thursday. The proposal, which needs support from the General Assembly before it can go to voters in the fall, would earmark $105 million for George Mason University, including $50 million for a library addition and $49 million to renovate a science and technology building. Northern Virginia Community College would receive $77 million to construct buildings on its Loudoun County and Woodbridge campuses.
209 days ago- Teachers in Virginia earn far less than their counterparts in Maryland and the District of Columbia, according to a study released Wednesday.
210 days ago- Metro’s board of directors on Thursday will consider a new proposal that would reduce the size of planned fare and parking increases on suburban riders.
211 days ago- Michael Vick’s colossal fall from multimillionaire football megastar to federal inmate culminated Monday when U.S. District Court Judge Henry Hudson sentenced him to 23 months in prison on a single dogfighting charge.