Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell advocated for Mitt Romney as the Republican presidential nominee and future president on Friday, and made a compelling case for the work of Republican governors across America.

Governor Bob McDonnell basically campaigned for Mitt Romney at Washington and Lee's Mock Convention.

Gov. Bob McDonnell, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and other Republican officials called for more “school choice,” including helping low-income students attend private schools, at a rally at Capitol Square on Tuesday. They were joined by several hundred students from Richmond-area private schools and other school choice supporters. The rally was organized by the Family Foundation of Virginia, a nonprofit group that espouses conservative principles and religious values. The rally was held to support two bills before the General Assembly: HB 321 and SB 241.

Field of Dreams farm owner Greg Riggs, at a greenhouse in western Henrico. When First Lady of Virginia Maureen McDonnell held a luncheon in December for nominees to the "Opportunity Hall of Fame," Greg Riggs attended with his wife, Debbie – although he was quite certain that he was not among the winners. So certain, in fact, that when his Field of Dreams Farm was announced as one of five recipients of the statewide award, Riggs readily admits that he "lost it." As he stumbled toward the stage to collect the award, said Riggs, "I've got my napkin and I'm drying tears. . . I was in shock. I didn't think that that little bit of work that I've done [would earn such an award]."

Gov. Bob McDonnell told the Virginia Council of CEOs Thursday that he wants to create a favorable playing field for businesses by limiting taxation, regulation, litigation and unionization.

Two health clinics in Lynchburg serving the area’s uninsured and under-insured are concerned over a proposal in Gov. Bob McDonnell’s two-year budget blueprint that would cut community health organization funding by 50 percent.

RICHMOND Gov. Bob McDonnell's aides have dangled millions in toll-reducing road funds in front of a local Democrat in hopes of avoiding a Senate stalemate over his proposed two-year state budget.

RICHMOND--A House of Delegates committee has approved legislation to limit the length of teacher contracts. The bill has changed since Gov. Bob McDonnell first proposed doing away with the "continuing contracts" teachers receive after making it through a probationary period. McDonnell wanted to shift to one-year teacher contracts and to apply a more stringent evaluation process....

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.