RICHMOND - An overflowing crowd came to the state capitol Saturday to see the first inauguration of a Democratic governor in more than eight years.
University students may have to look no further than their own backyards when searching for study abroad opportunities.
Gov. James S. Gilmore III recently announced that the Commonwealth of Virginia officially is in a recession.
Candidates hoping to fill the late Emily Couric's state Senate seat were confirmed Saturday with the selection of Jane Maddux as the Republican candidate.
Just over one week after his victory over Republican candidate Mark L. Earley, Gov.-elect Mark R.
After resounding Democratic victories Tuesday night in the gubernatorial and lieutenant governor elections and Republican victories in the General Assembly, many questions have surfaced regarding the new power structure in Richmond. "We don't look at it as a shift in power," said Bill Steinbach, Virginia Republican Party spokesman, in reference to new Democratic power. While the Democrats garnered power in the executive branch, the Republicans picked up 12 seats in the House of Delegates, bringing their total to 64 out of 100 total seats.
RICHMOND - Democratic candidate Mark R. Warner captured Virginia's highest office last night as he defeated Republican Mark L.
Terry McAuliffe, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, spoke in Newcomb Theater yesterday about the present and future state of his party. Entering to the sound of Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger," McAuliffe began by pumping up the crowd with stories of recent Democratic electoral victories, as well as contests the party is predicted to win next week.
William Rehnquist, chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, spoke Saturday about the passage of the anti-terrorism bill at the University's Law School in Caplin Auditorium. Rehnquist spoke to an overflowing room of University students, faculty and alumni.
With the gubernatorial election less than two weeks away, both the Mark L. Earley (R) and Mark R.
