How confident are small business owners in Virginia and nationally? Not very, it would seem. The April Index of Small Business Optimism did move up a little over a two and a half point in spite of continuing concerns about taxes, red tape, the cost of Obamacare, and the national budget.

Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling has used the half million dollars he raised to run for Governor to create a new political action committee, the Virginia Mainstream Project.

The Richmond County General District Court has found a Tappahannock police officer not guilty in the shooting of an Essex County deputy while the two were hunting in January.

Richmond Circuit Court Judge Margaret Spencer has scheduled the trial of former Executive Mansion chef Todd Schneider for October 15th through October 18th, just three weeks before this year's election for Governor.