Gov. Tim Kaine plans to set a Jan. 12 special election to replace Virginia Sen. Ken Cuccinelli, setting the stage for a key contest that will help determine the makeup of the state's only Democrat-controlled chamber.

RICHMOND, Va. - Gov. Tim Kaine will not stop the execution of a former Army counterintelligence worker from Maryland who is set to die by electrocution for killing a northern...

RICHMOND | Civil rights organizations are asking Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine to sign an executive order restoring the rights of nearly 300,000 felons before he leaves office in January. Virginia and Kentucky are the only two states that permanently strip felons of their civil rights, such as voting, serving on juries or holding public office. In Virginia, the power to restore those rights lies ...

NORFOLK -- Gov. Tim Kaine has requested money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and low-interest loans from the government to help people who were victims of last week's nor'easter. Kaine asked for FEMA assistance to cover costs of damage to public infrastructure and debris removal in Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach and the counties of ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Gov. Tim Kaine is asking the federal government for disaster assistance for Virginia localities that suffered damage from heavy storms last week.

Gov. Tim Kaine is asking the federal government for dis-aster assistance for Virginia localities that suffered damage from heavy storms last week.

Associated Press - November 21, 2009 10:55 AM ET RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Gov. Tim Kaine is asking the federal government for disaster assistance for Virginia localities that suffered damage from...

Civil rights organizations are asking Gov. Tim Kaine to sign an executive order restoring the rights of nearly 300,000 felons before he leaves office in January.

Associated Press - November 19, 2009 12:35 PM ET RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Civil rights organizations are asking Gov. Tim Kaine to sign an executive order restoring the rights of nearly 300,000...

WASHINGTON (AP) — An ebullient Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele asserted Wednesday that GOP victories in governors’ races in New Jersey and Virginia demonstrate “a transcendent party” on the move again. Democratic Party Chairman Tim Kaine said that nothing about the election returns amounted to a repudiation of President Barack Obama.