With the introduction of a new state initiative, Virginia officials are in the process of creating an electronic identity authentication system which will include residents’ addresses, driver’s license numbers and other personal information for use by state agencies.
An overwhelming majority of the current Board of Visitors members contributed monetarily to the campaign of Gov. Bob McDonnell prior to their selection, according to data from the Virginia Public Access Project, highlighting a statewide trend of political contributors being placed on public university governing bodies.
The various Republican and Democratic campaigns in the Virginia Gubernatorial, lieutenant gubernatorial, and Attorney General races released their fundraising statistics for the period of July 1st through August 31st 2013 about one week ago. Over the course of the above period, Ken Cucinelli, the Republican candidate for governor raised $5,688,220, while Democratic Candidate Terry McAuliffe raised $7,355,244.
The rising cost of attending college is driven partly by universities using students’ tuition and fees to finance non-academic services, such as athletic programs, campus recreation and student housing, according to a report released by the Virginia Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission.
Virginia was deemed the best state for small businesses for the second consecutive year by thumbtack.com.
HB1900 was passed with Governor Bob McDonnell’s amendment intact, making abortion illegal except for cases of rape and incest.
McDonnell signed 812 bills into the General Assembly today after the deadline passed for their approval.
McDonnell signed a bill to prevent the use of substances similar to marijuana illegal in the state.
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell announced in a press release Wednesday that February state general fund revenue collections were down 2 percent from January.
During Politics Prof. Larry Sabato’s class Monday afternoon, Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling discussed his possible run for governor as an independent and the lack of bipartisan cooperation in both Richmond and Washington.
Lieut. Gov. Bill Bolling broke a 20-20 tie in the Virginia Senate Friday to pass a Republican-backed voter ID law.
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell announced in a press release Tuesday that the University, along with other Virginia colleges and industries, will be part of a new collaborative logistics program aimed to improve business and industry through joint research projects and resource sharing. The program, titled the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Logistics Systems, will bring together the University, Longwood University, Virginia Commonwealth University and Virginia State University.
The Virginia Senate passed House Bill 1617 Monday, allowing student organizations at Virginia colleges to restrict membership to students perceived as “committed to [the organization’s] mission”. The legislation also bars schools from discriminating against groups which enact such policies.
Gov. Bob McDonnell introduced eight pieces of legislation Friday designed to make Virginia’s primary and secondary schools safer.
The Virginia State Senate adopted an amendment to the 2013 budget Thursday that would conditionally expand Medicaid under provisions of the Affordable Care Act.
A group of 350 college presidents signed a letter to U.S. legislators Monday advocating for gun control reform.
The Virginia Senate and the House of Delegates both passed a bill Tuesday that would limit the number of acceptable voter identification materials. The measure eliminates utility bills, bank statements, government checks and paychecks as acceptable forms of identification at the voting booth. Under the legislation, introduced by Sen.
Lieut. Gov. Bill Bolling cast a tie-breaking vote Monday in support of an amendment to a contested voter identification bill, putting his support behind a Democratic initiative to delay the implementation of stricter voter ID requirements.
Shocking the party faithful, Lieut. Gov. Bill Bolling ® announced his qualified support for Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act in a letter to state legislators Thursday.
