By Amanda Iacone | Virginia Statehouse News RICHMOND — With the concessions of Democrats Roscoe Reynolds and Edd Houck, Virginia Republicans now have control over all branches of government.

By Amanda Iacone / Virginia Statehouse News RICHMOND – Republicans declared themselves a majority in the Senate and with it comes total control of Virginia government – a day after the polls closed.

Staff Reports | Virginia Statehouse News ALEXANDRIA — Republicans appeared to have taken control of the Virginia Senate on Tuesday, but their razor thin majority rests on 86 votes and may not be settled until a lengthy recount is concluded.

By Peter J. Smith | Old Dominion Watchdog ALEXANDRIA — Virginia Democrats are in the fight of their lives for control of the state Senate, caught between Gov. Bob McDonnell’s money machine and President Barack Obama’s unpopularity, but low turnout could be even more damaging to their slim Senate majority.

By Amanda Iacone | Virginia Statehouse News RICHMOND — Groups for and against uranium mining in Virginia are funneling money to General Assembly candidates in advance of a possible debate on overturning the 30-year-old ban.

By Amanda Iacone | Virginia Statehouse News RICHMOND – Toll companies are donating to political campaigns this elections season hoping to take advantage of $1.5 billion in public-private investments for roads, bridges and tunnels.

Bill McMorris | Old Dominion Watchdog ALEXANDRIA — The City of Alexandria’s threat to seize a parking lot owned by a local boat club has led one state lawmaker to reconsider his position on eminent domain.

By Peter J. Smith | Old Dominion Watchdog ALEXANDRIA — Virginia volunteered to lead the way in developing a TurboTax-type system for processing veterans’ disability claims, but delays and a lack of progress have forced the state to abandon the project.

By Amanda Iacone | Virginia Statehouse News RICHMOND — Virginia Republicans are so optimistic they will win two new state Senate districts that they are setting their sites on other districts in the quest to capture a slim majority in the General Assembly‘s upper chamber.

By Amanda Iacone | Virginia Statehouse News RICHMOND — In a move to save tax dollars, state officials are working to cap the number of paid time-off hours state employees can bank.