Gov. Bob McDonnell’s job approval rating dipped slightly in a poll released Wednesday, amid increased scrutiny of the governor’s relationship with a high-dollar campaign donor — an issue that more of

RICHMOND — Virginia is once again giving consumers a break on sales tax for certain items in preparation for hurricane season. Gov. Bob McDonnell announced that from May 25-31 is Virginia’s Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday. Shoppers can purchase essential items without paying the 5-percent state and local sales tax. Hurricane season begins June 1.read more

RICHMOND — Gov. Bob McDonnell's approval rating dipped under 50 percent – his lowest in two years – in a poll released Wednesday as he faces a federal investigation into his relationship with a company suing the state and its CEO, who is a major donor to the governor.    

$120M I-64, I-264 rehab planned Gov. Bob McDonnell announced Wednesday that the commonwealth's newest six-year transportation projects plan included an additional $4 billion that will be generated by the comprehensive transportation funding package passed by the General Assembly in February.    

Virginia posted a 2.2 percent revenue increase in April, Gov. Bob McDonnell announced Tuesday.    

RICHMOND Suffolk Del. Chris Jones and Virginia Beach Sen. Frank Wagner were faces in the crowd Monday when Gov. Bob McDonnell signed Virginia's landmark $6 billion transportation funding legislation.

First lady Maureen McDonnell flew to Flint, Mich., on the same day Star Scientific held an Anatabloc conference in Grand Blanc. 

Recent graduates of the “Passport to Success” Hispanic Youth Leadership Mentoring Program at Elkhardt Middle School received certificates signed by Gov. Bob McDonnell, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli

Today's Republican primary for a soon-to-be-vacant state Senate seat is the first political test case for Gov. Bob McDonnell's $6 billion transportation-funding plan, a tax-laden deal that has inspired anger among fiscal conservatives.

Gov. Bob McDonnell remains firmly popular with Virginia voters, getting high marks from independents, Democrats and Republicans on how he is handling his duties and on his personal ethics, according t