Students at Christopher Newport University are taking to social networking sites to voice their displeasure with the recent opinion offered by state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli regarding anti- discrimination policies toward sexual orientation. The page features a picture of Cuccinelli - with his…

The firestorm over anti-discrimination protections for gay state employees is blotting out the pro-jobs message of Virginia’s new governor, Bob McDonnell.

House Bill 505 (bars) and House Bill 885 (cars) essentially were identical to two Senate-sponsored bills that already had passed the chamber and were approved by the House. One bill requires the state Board of Education to develop nutritional guidelines and regulations governing what kind of food can…

After day of protests and legislative maneuvering, governor issues Executive Directive No. 1 to defuse gay bias controversy that started with attorney general’s opinion.

Senators are retreating somewhat on fattened court fees to help balance Virginia’s recession-wracked budget, but delegates aren’t impressed.

As lawmakers defeated a renewed effort yesterday to include sexual orientation in state anti-discrimination policies, about 1,000 students and faculty turned out at Virginia Commonwealth University to assail an attorney general’s opinion that targets campus diversity policies.

Senators are retreating somewhat on fattened court fees to help balance Virginia’s recession-wracked budget, but delegates aren’t impressed. Ahead of the assembly’s scheduled Saturday adjournment, the 13 budget negotiators missed their first deadline to reach a deal—midnight tonight.…

Two bills designed to safeguard Virginia schoolchildren in the cafeteria and on the field of play are heading to the desk of Gov. Bob McDonnell.