Bill Bolling

The power shift in the State Senate is bringing big changes on committees, and veteran Democrats from western Virginia are losing some of their plum assignments. Senator Creigh Deeds, (D) 25th District in Bath County says, "We used to be able to say that...

Normally, the opening session of the General Assembly is routine, leading up to the Governor's State of the Commonwealth address later in Wednesday evening But Wednesday afternoon, members of the Senate actually made some news,  as they confronted the...

It is back to work at the State Capitol as the 2012 General Assembly session gets underway in Richmond. On Wednesday afternoon, the lawmakers convened for the opening session. With some new faces for central and southwestern Virginia. It is a changing...

UPDATE 4:30 p.m.: A stand-off between Democrats and Republicans threatened to shut down the State Senate Tuesday afternoon.  And it could be a sign of things to come later in the General Assembly session. The work of the State Senate came to a screeching...

Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling will give the commencement speech at Radford University's graduation in May. The graduation ceremony is scheduled for 10 a.m. May 5. Bolling was elected lieutenant governor in 2005, and was re-elected in 2009. He is...

Senate Democrats and Republicans are digging in their heels as they look toward to a stand-off over the state budget. The Senate is evenly divided, and Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling doesn't have the authority to break a tie vote on the budget....

Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling says he is "very disappointed" with the decision of Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to seek the GOP nomination for Governor.  In a news release, Bolling said Cuccinelli "has decided to put his own personal ambition ahead...

Spending in Virginia state Senate races increased 5 percent this year compared with the previous election cycle as Republicans ended Demorats' four-year control of the chamber. An analysis by the Virginia Public Access Project released Monday says...

A Richmond judge has turned aside a lawsuit a Democratic senator filed challenging Republican plans to take power in a 40-member Senate where Democrats and Republicans each old 20 seats. Sen. Donald McEachin said a procedural ruling on his lawsuit in...

New Jobs are on the way to Galax.   Governor McDonnell announced Wednesday morning that Albany Industries will expand its business in Galax.  The expansion will create 335 new jobs over a three-year period.  Fifty to 75 people will initially be hired. ...

As we get closer to some major elections, Governor Bob McDonnell has some big plans for the state. “If I can get elected more fiscal conservative Republicans in the Senate that are going to be more interested in entrepreneurial reforms I think...

Virginia Republicans say they are “delighted” with election results that give the GOP an effective majority in both the House of Delegates and the State Senate. Wednesday afternoon, Democratic leaders said Republicans are mistaken if they...