Thomas K. Norment, Jr.

Aneesh Chopra, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor, became the first down ticket candidate to began airing a television ad this week. The 33-second ad titled "Escalator" shows Chopra staying in place as he climbs up a down...

Since being appointed to the board of the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization in May 2012, Sen. Tommy Norment, R-James City County, has not made an appearance at a board meeting, despite being a major player on transportation issues in...

Republicans in the State Senate say they're deeply disappointed. Democrats are pleased, after a ruling in the House of Delegates derailed a controversial redistricting plan. The decision could have an impact on other major proposals, including the...

Head of Americans for Tax reform Grover Norquist criticized Gov. Bob McDonnell's transportation plan which swaps out the state's gasoline tax for a o.8 percent increase in the state sales tax. "The plan as it stands now fails in its goal to prioritize...

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....

Thursday afternoon, members of the State Senate voted to re-refer HB1, the so-called "personhood" bill, to the Education and Health Committee, and carry over the legislation until next year. Senate Majority Leader Tommy Norment said he came away from a...

Virginia Senate Republicans ruled out power sharing with Democrats on Wednesday with Republican Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling casting the vote that broke a partisan 20-20 tie, then used Bolling's position to take control of the Senate. Republicans rejected a...

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...

Linda Wall agreed to talk with NEWS7's Tim Saunders.  You can see it tonight on NEWS7. ----------- RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- A conservative independent seeking a House of Delegates seat from Appomattox says when she was a junior high teacher 40 years ago...

Stressed from a murder trial and the possible death sentence he faced, David Wayne Boyce simply did not remember the Polaroid picture that a police detective took of him when he was first brought in for questioning on the day his roommate was killed in...