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Jenny Stone isn’t a typical college student body president. For one thing, the Germanna Community College (GCC) Student Government Association (SGA) leader and Falmouth resident is 4...

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Transportation funding, teacher raises and restoring rights to non-violent offenders were a few of the topics explored Wednesday by Gov. Bob McDonnell in his State of the Commonwealth spe...

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By Mark Robinson, Capital News Service  RICHMOND – With the General Assembly set to convene, Gov. Bob McDonnell proposed Tuesday increasing Virginia’s sales tax and abolishing its ne...

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The Virginia General Assembly will convene at noon Wednesday for its 2013 session.  In odd-numbered years, the General Assembly meets for 30 days, with the option to extend the sessi...

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Gov. Bob McDonnell signed two bills in Virginia Beach Tuesday that require ignition interlocks for people convicted with a DUI for the first time. McDonnell spoke about the bills wit...

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Sen. Bryce Reeves, R-Spotsylvania, is now the co-chairman of the Military Caucus, sharing the role with Del. Richard Anderson from Prince William County. Reeves is a former Army Rang...

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Beginning July 1, women getting mammograms will learn whether they have dense breast tissue that could hide cancer. This is thanks to recent legislation that addresses the test’s failure ...

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Updated: 6:00 p.m. Sen. Chuck Colgan, D-Prince William County, just reversed his vote and provided the necessary 21 votes needed to formally pass the state's two-year budget. "Senator Chu...