RICHMOND – In celebration of Earth Day 2018, First Lady Pamela Northam has planted flowers around a LOVE artwork display at the Executive Mansion. The LOVE work...
RICHMOND – Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was down 0.1 percentage point in March to 3.4 percent and was down...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released this statement following the news that former First Lady Barbara Bush passed away today at age 92: “Barbara Bush...
RICHMOND – Governor Northam today issued a proclamation to officially recognize April 22-28, 2018, as Virginia High School Student Voter Registration Week. During this week, high school students,...
~Payroll Withholding Accounted for the Monthly Decline~ RICHMOND – Governor Northam announced today that, although March is not a significant month for collections, revenue decreased 3.5 percent...
~New seed investment fund that brings increased access to venture capital to Virginia’s underrepresented entrepreneurs~ RICHMOND – Governor Ralph Northam today announced the creation of the Virginia...
RICHMOND – Governor Ralph Northam today vetoed House Bill 375, which would prohibit local governments from requiring their contractors to pay employees a higher wage than the...
RICHMOND – Governor Ralph Northam today vetoed House Bill 1257, which would force state and local law enforcement agencies to use resources and manpower to perform functions that...
ROANOKE – United States Attorney Thomas T. Cullen announced Friday the arrest of a Roanoke man accused of using social media to make threats against U.S....
RICHMOND – Last year, Virginia recorded the highest number of motorcyclist fatalities in a decade, and, as the weather warms again, the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles...
LEXINGTON – Governor Ralph Northam today signed Executive Order 6, which instructs the Department of Environmental Quality to update outdated regulations, strengthen enforcement of Virginia’s environmental...
RICHMOND – Governor Ralph Northam today designated April in Virginia as Highway Safety Month. With highway fatalities alarmingly on the rise in the Commonwealth and nationwide,...
RICHMOND – Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Virginia will honor and celebrate the service of Virginia’s Vietnam War Veterans on March 29th and 30th. Governor Northam has...
RICHMOND – Governor Ralph Northam announced on March 23rd that Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was down 0.1 percentage point in February to 3.5 percent and...
RICHMOND – Governor Ralph Northam today unveiled the budget that he will be proposing to the Virginia General Assembly as they prepare to return to Richmond...
RICHMOND – Governor Ralph Northam March 16th, announced additional powers to expand the Commonwealth’s ability to protect clean water. SB698 and SB699 establish processes in state...
RICHMOND – Governor Ralph Northam announced today that Virginia’s inaugural Women Veterans Week will be celebrated March 18-24. Women Veterans Week will be celebrated the third...
RICHMOND – Governor Ralph Northam on March 13th, signed a proclamation calling the members of the Virginia General Assembly into special session on April 11th to...
RICHMOND – Governor Ralph Northam today announced that the National Governor’s Association (NGA) selected Virginia to participate in a learning lab on state strategies for addressing...
RICHMOND – Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Virginia rose from second to first in the Atlantic region in a recent analysis of state workforce development...
RICHMOND – Governor Ralph Northam released the following statement today after the House Appropriations Committee released its amendments to the 2018-20 Biennial Budget: “This budget proposal...
RICHMOND – Governor Ralph Northam announced today the launch of the 2018 Governor’s Fellows Program. The Governor’s Fellows Program offers graduate students, rising college seniors, and...
RICHMOND – Governor Northam announced today that January General Fund revenues rose 5.1 percent from the previous January – largely due to payroll withholding. Speaking about...
RICHMOND – Governor Ralph Northam today released a statement at the midpoint of the 2018 legislative session: “As the General Assembly crosses the midpoint of the...
RICHMOND – During an annual legislative reception hosted last week, First Lady Pam Northam highlighted the findings of two just-completed studies that show the sustained and...
RICHMOND – On Monday, Governor Ralph Northam will join President Donald Trump, members of the administration, and state and local officials from across the country for...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) issued the following statement on the bipartisan budget agreement passed by Congress and signed by the President: “Today,...
RICHMOND – Governor Ralph Northam, Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Kirk Cox, and Senator Mark Obenshain announced today a bipartisan compromise to raise the felony larceny...
RICHMOND – Governor Ralph Northam today announced that $1 million in grant funds are available to support law enforcement agencies’ efforts to upgrade their technology and...
RICHMOND – Governor Ralph Northam announced today that the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services will begin notifying Virginians who benefit from the Family Access to...