Michael Martz

The House reversed an Election Night maneuver by Rep. Bob Good to kill legislation that gives retired public employees full Social Security benefits from jobs outside of their government careers.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin has turned to a member of his own staff to lead Virginia's agency for rail and public transportation.Tiffany Robinson began work as director of the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation on Tuesday after her appointment by the governor. Robinson had served as Youngkin's deputy chief of staff, with responsibility for transportation as part of her state policy portfolio, since September, 2023.

In a speech to the Capital Region Transformation Forum Warner urged business leaders to emphasize "efficiency and expertise" of keeping government operations in the region.

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., objected to legislation that Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., co-sponsored to swiftly replenish the tapped-out fund for loans to small businesses to survive recent flooding.

The president-elect's nominees with Virginia links range from Attorney General nominee Matt Gaetz and HHS pick Robert Kennedy Jr., to Rep. Mike Waltz for National Security Adviser and Sen. Marco

Among the Virginia connections are Matt Gaetz, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Mike Waltz and Marco Rubio.

Youngkin seeks $4.4 billion in federal aid for storm recovery

The General Assembly and Gov. Glenn Youngkin should have plenty of money to fight over in the revised budget that the governor will propose next month.

The House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday projected a $3.2 billion state revenue surplus in this fiscal year and the next.

A new, closely guarded study for a new state office building in downtown Richmond favors a site on East Broad Street that the Virginia Department of Transportation is vacating next year.