
Republicans vote against making voting easier
Republicans on a House subcommittee killed four bills that would make the process of voting easier and more accessible for already-eligible voters.

Republicans on a House subcommittee killed four bills that would make the process of voting easier and more accessible for already-eligible voters.

Republicans in the Virginia House of Delegates are leading the effort to pass legislation reforming Virginia’s laws governing structured settlement sales.

Those who wish to vote in the Virginia Republican Party presidential primary will have to sign a pledge that they are a member of the GOP.

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring unilaterally ended concealed carry reciprocity with 25 states Tuesday.

It’s still three months until the New Hampshire primary, but the chill in the air suggests that the Summer of Trump is morphing into something else.

Republicans in the Virginia House of Delegates pre-filed the first legislation of the 2016 General Assembly session Monday, laying the foundation for a strong policy agenda on transportation, energy, education and the economy. Monday is the first day Delegates and Senators can file legislation for the 2016 session.

The Virginia House of Delegates Republican Caucus unanimously elected its leadership team at an organizational meeting Sunday and nominated Delegate William J. Howell (R-Stafford) for an eighth term as Speaker. Majority Leader Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights), Majority Caucus Chairman Tim Hugo (R-Fairfax) and Majority Whip Jackson Miller (R-Manassas) were each also elected unanimously.

Republicans Dickie Bell, Ben Cline and Steve Landes easily won re-election to the Virginia House of Delegates, and State Sen. Mark Obenshain won re-election to the State Senate in a landslide.

Virginia House of Delegates Republican leadership, members and candidates on Thursday called on Governor Terry McAuliffe to shelve his proposed I-66 tolling plan at a press conference in Falls Church.

A generic ballot test of Virginia voters has Democrats and Republicans running close to neck-and-neck among all voters. But among likely voters, the advantage swings noticeably to Republicans heading into the final five weeks of the 2015 election season.