By Kathryn Watson | Virginia Statehouse News   ALEXANDRIA — The grades are out for the state’s 140 legislators in the first Legislative Report Card issued by the Virginia Chamber of Commerce.

By Carten Cordell | Virginia Statehouse News   ALEXANDRIA– Gov. Bob McDonnell announced Monday that another defense technology company will be making its headquarters in Virginia.

By Carten Cordell | Virginia Statehouse News   ALEXANDRIA — Gov. Bob McDonnell signed legislation Thursday requiring Virginia schools to carry and administer epinephrine in the event of an allergic attack.

By Carten Cordell | Virginia Statehouse News ALEXANDRIA — The multi-billion-dollar extension of the Silver Line Metro will either transform Loudoun County into a model of modern economy, or saddle local taxpayers with debt under which they’ll labor for generations.

  By Carten Cordell | Virginia Statehouse News   ALEXANDRIA — Gov. Bob McDonnell has asked Virginia’s state universities to limit their increases to the Consumer Price Index, or CPI.

By Carten Cordell | Virginia Statehouse News ALEXANDRIA — Gov. Bob McDonnell on Monday released a report calling for more science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, skills for Virginia students to meet expected growth in the aviation and space industries.

By Carten Cordell | Virginia Statehouse News ALEXANDRIA — A dramatic showdown over extension of the Silver Line Metro nearly derailed the entire Virginia budget this week. Now, with state lawmakers finally on board, the project hit another wall, as Loudoun County supervisors express uncertainty about their share in the $2.7 billion deal.

By Carten Cordell | Virginia Statehouse News   ALEXANDRIA — After securing a narrow victory in the state budget battle Wednesday, Gov. Bob McDonnell applauded the Legislature’s action on the budget as well as approving his pension amendments.