Del. Destiny LeVere Bolling became the first woman in Virginia allowed by political leaders to vote remotely after she delivered her child last week, casting her votes miles from a statehouse historically governed by men.

About a third of state lawmakers are women, garnering 49 out of 140 seats. And of those female legislators, about two dozen have kids under 18, ranging from newborns to teens.

Del. Destiny LeVere Bolling by all accounts became the first woman in Virginia given the go-ahead by political leaders to vote remotely after she delivered her child last week. While the freshman delegate juggled nursery prep and committee meetings,

McCaskey's mourners ranged from Bears legends to working people, billionaires to fans in Bears jerseys and Starter jackets.

A House subcommittee ‘passed by’ the casino bill at its last scheduled meeting of the session. But at least in theory, the bill could come back to life.

A planned casino in Tysons, Virginia, was dealt a significant setback in the state House of Delegates Wednesday, with lawmakers putting aside a bill to allow its development. The bill to authorize the creation of a casino in Fairfax County was passed in the Virginia Senate earlier this month in a bipartisan vote,

Three senate Democrats and one Republican had sponsored the law, which ended up passing 24-16 in that chamber of the Virginia General Assembly.

Former West Virginia quarterback Pat White will return to the Mountaineers as assistant quarterbacks coach and assistant to the head coach. Coach Rich Rodriguez announced White's hiring this week. The Mountaineers were 35-8 with four bowl wins with White as their starting quarterback from 2005-08.

West Virginia quarterback great Pat White has returned to his alma mater to join coach Rich Rodriguez's staff as assistant quarterbacks coach and assistant to the head coach.