Teachers would operate under two contract systems under overhaul backed by Gov. Bob McDonnell.

Gov. Bob McDonnell said only a fraction of taxpayers who qualified for the Virginia Free File program last year used it.

Gov. Bob McDonnell’s suggestions for changing Virginia’s approach to transportation, and diverting current revenues to highways, are up for debate in General Assembly committees this week. His measures join a dozen other transportation bills, including one from Del. Lacey Putney, I-Bedford, that have been introduced this year.

Should another earthquake strike, Gov. Bob McDonnell wants to make sure Virginia homeowners know if they are covered.

GLENDALE--When it comes to using tourism, parks and American history to create jobs, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis sound remarkably in accord. That's what many people gathered Wednesday afternoon after taking part in a bipartisan "town hall" meeting at a small country chapel, Willis United Methodist Church, astride two Civil War battlefields just east of Richmond....

NORFOLK Doris Milner's Monday routine has been the same for three years: a game of bridge and fellowship with friends at the Primeplus Norfolk Senior Center. The 94-year-old wants to keep her skills sharp. Primeplus officials say programs like Milner's could be affected if the General Assembly adopts Gov. Bob McDonnell's budget.

VIRGINIA BEACH Sandra Smith-Jones resigned from the School Board last year under pressure from residents and fellow board members, many who said she couldn't possibly serve the public effectively after taking a full-time job nearly 7,000 miles away in Saudi Arabia. Gov. Bob McDonnell is apparently ready to give her another shot.

RICHMOND--While Gov. Bob McDonnell supports lifting Virginia's requirement that public schools wait until after Labor Day to open, legislators whose districts are near major tourism attractions aren't on board. A group of lawmakers whose districts are near Busch Gardens, Williamsburg, Virginia Beach and Kings Dominion say they have public support in opposing McDonnell's bill....

Gov. McDonnell Wednesday announced a new website that will allow Northern Virginia residents to track the progress of snow plows in their neighborhoods when two or more inches of snow falls.

Amidst concerns of massive budget cuts, Gov. Bob McDonnell, on Jan. 16, announced his K-12 education plan for 2012. The Governor is pushing for vast K-12 education reforms that will affect teachers and school divisions if passed as is.