The president has visited Virginia many times already this election season as it’s considered one of three key battleground states for the presidency.

Day to serve will bring together interfaith groups to combat hunger in Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia and Washington, D.C.

Paul Ryan will make an appearance in Springfield, Va.

Obama came to Leesburg while Romney made a stop in Manassas.

Gov. Bob McDonnell issued the following statement following the release of Forbes’ annual “America’s Top Colleges” report.

First Lady Michelle Obama was scheduled to speak at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg today.

The tax credit is equal to 65 percent of the donation, with an annual cap of $25 million from the state. The legislation goes into effect on July 1.

Michelle Obama told the crowd that the president needed four more years to finish the work he started and to achieve some of the goals that he had not yet accomplished, such as equal pay for women. She listed a few of the president’s accomplishments so far, like helping the auto industry get back on its feet, the benefits of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, the return of troops from Iraq and the elimination of Osama Bin Laden.

House Bill 771, introduced by Delegate Steve Landes, R-Verona, would expand the definition of law enforcement officers to include campus police officers at both public and private colleges.

Governor Bob McDonnell is urging college presidents and boards to voluntarily endeavor to keep in-state tuition increases for the upcoming fall semester and beyond to the annual increase in the Consumer Price Index.