Governor McDonnell Announces Statewide Town Hall Tour

Jul 29, 2010

Governor Bob McDonnell will hit the road in August to hold eight town hall meetings around the Commonwealth.

64% in Virginia Approve of Governor McDonnell’s Performance

Jul 27, 2010

Nearly two-thirds (64%) of Virginia voters continue to approve of the job new Governor Bob McDonnell is doing, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state. That includes 29% who Strongly Approve.

Virginia Conquers Budget Deficit With Common Sense Solutions

Jul 15, 2010

This is a rush transcript from “Hannity,” July 14, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.

SEAN HANNITY, HOST: So with three months remaining on the budget calendar, the Obama administration has announced that the federal deficit has reached the $1 trillion mark for the second straight year. And don’t expect things to change in 2011. According to the Treasury Department, the deficit will remain $1 trillion next year, as well.

Cal Thomas: Have we the will to cut spending?

Jul 15, 2010

A gloomy picture of the economy was painted last weekend by the co-chairmen of President Obama’s Debt and Deficit Commission when they appeared at the closing session of the National Governors Association meeting in Boston. Former Wyoming Republican Sen. Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles, former White House chief of staff under Bill Clinton, called the current budgetary trends a cancer “that will destroy the country from within” unless checked by tough action in Washington.

McDonnell Announces 60 New Jobs in Mecklenburg County

Jul 15, 2010

Governor Bob McDonnell today announced that Régitex USA LLC, a manufacturer of made-to-order ring spun and open end yarns, will invest $1.5 million to open a manufacturing operation in Mecklenburg County.

State ended last budget with $220 million surplus

Jul 14, 2010

ICHMOND, Va. - Virginia’s battered state budget ended a turbulent 2010 fiscal year on June 30 with a surprise surplus of about $220 million, government figures show.

That exceeds forecasts of a month ago anticipating a $140 million unspent balance and guarantees a December bonus for state employees, the first pay boost in years for most.

Gov. Bob McDonnell’s administration was to formally announce the figures Wednesday in a late morning news conference.

Reform road show

Jul 12, 2010

Gov. Bob McDonnell’s Commission on Government Reform and Restructuring is coming to the Peninsula today, one stop on its statewide tour to gather ideas about how to make state government more efficient. This traveling road show will undoubtedly hear lots of ideas, from lots of viewpoints.

Va. officials welcome Northrop Grumman to Falls Church

Jul 12, 2010

Virginia officials in Richmond and Washington cheered Northrop Grumman’s announcement Monday that it had selected a 333,000-square-foot building in Falls Church for its global headquarters.

McDonnell tells higher ed panel to make Va. more competitive

Jul 12, 2010

Gov. Bob McDonnell’s Commission on Higher Education Reform is holding its first full meeting today at the John Tyler Community College Midlothian campus.

Federal gov’t should follow Virginia’s lead and establish consensus to reduce deficit

Jun 29, 2010

On January 18th, two days after taking the oath of office, I delivered my first address to the Joint Houses of the Virginia General Assembly. Waiting for our administration was a Virginia budget with an unprecedented $4.2 billion deficit, a politically divided General Assembly and the toughest economy in modern Virginia history.