Gov. Bob McDonnell

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Food Costs Spiked At Va. Gov’s Mansion In FY 2012

An Associated Press review of state records shows grocery costs at Virginia’s Executive Mansion hit the highest levels in years in late 2011 and early 2012, the months leading up to the mansion’s chef dismissal and the start of a criminal investigation into operations of the mansion’s kitchen.

2013/04/27

Capitol house in Richmond, Va. (Credit: Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

A Sluggish Recovery Casts New Worries on Va. Budget

It looked like a steady rebound, if not a rousing one, for the revenues that keep Virginia’s government operating.

2013/04/21

Va. Senate OKs A-to-F Grading Scale for Schools

Gov. Bob McDonnell’s proposal to grade schools on the same A-to-F scale used for students has barely won General Assembly approval.

2013/02/05

Va. House Panel Rejects Felons’ Voting Rights Bill

Gov. Bob McDonnell’s plea for legislation making it easier for some felons to regain their voting rights was rejected Monday by his fellow Republicans.

2013/01/14

McDonnell to Unveil Highway Funding Reforms

Gov. Bob McDonnell plans to unveil his long-promised transportation funding reform package in Richmond less than a day before state lawmakers convene for their 2013 session.

2013/01/08

Gov. McDonnell Calls For School Safety Task Force in Virginia

Gov. Bob McDonnell is not wasting any time ensuring school safety in Virginia in the aftermath of the horrific school shooting that took 26 lives in Connecticut on Friday.

2012/12/17

Connecticut State Police spokesman Lt. J. Paul Vance briefs the media on the elementary school shootings during a press conference at Treadwell Memorial Park. According to reports, 27 are dead, including 20 children, after a gunman identified as Adam Lanza in news reports, opened fire in at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. (Credit: Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

DC Area Mourns For Families of Conn. Shooting Victims

While the nation is struggling to comprehend the devastation that’s ripped through the small Connecticut town of Newtown Friday, locally people in the D.C. area are coming together to provide their own source of healing.

2012/12/14

Va. Gets Federal Emergency Declaration From Storm

President Barack Obama has signed a federal emergency declaration that Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell had sought from last month’s hurricane.

2012/11/26

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell speaks during the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on August 28, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. Today is the first full session of the RNC after the start was delayed due to Tropical Storm Isaac. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Gov. Bob McDonnell Calls America A ‘Small Business’ At Republican National Convention

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell spoke on behalf of presidential candidate Mitt Romney during the opening of the Republican National Convention on Tuesday evening.

2012/08/29