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By Stephen Nielsen, Capital News Service A divided Virginia Senate on Saturday passed Gov. Bob McDonnell’s signature issue of the 2013 legislative session – a bill to overhaul the st...

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UPDATE: Loudoun Supervisors learned that counties dedicating 2¢ of real estate taxes to transportation do not have to establish a countywide C&I district. Supervisors plan to watch cl...

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By Whitney SpicerCapital News Service  RICHMOND – The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday approved an amended version of Gov. Bob McDonnell’s transportation funding bill, opting to r...

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The Virginia State Senate has passed a bill that would enable Virginia localities to create a local income tax to fund improvements to transportation infrastructure. Under the legisl...

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Jail time is no longer on the table as a maximum penalty as state lawmakers look to tighten Virginia's texting-while-driving law. The Old Dominion is in line to increase the fines fo...