Voters in the Fredericksburg area filed suit Dec. 6 to seek a new election in House District 28. This is the only remedy available to voters who were given an incorrect ballot on Election Day. This decision comes after the State Board of Elections admitted that 147 voters were misassigned into the wrong House District where the margin is separated by 82 votes.

Effective Jan. 1, 2018, Virginia state inspection stickers will no longer be affixed to the bottom center of a vehicle’s windshield. Due to new innovations in the automotive industry, the state inspection stickers will be placed in the bottom left corner of the windshield, when viewed from inside the vehicle.

Virginia House of Delegates Republican Caucus Chairman Timothy D. Hugo (R-Fairfax) released the following statement Tuesday on the price of new dynamic tolls on Interstate 66 inside the beltway.

Virginia Department of Transportation provided statistics for 66 Express Lanes inside the Beltway following Tuesday, Dec. 5, a.m. rush hour. Over the first three rush-hour periods, there were no major reportable incidents on the lanes, sustained travel times and speeds for carpools, buses, and toll-paying drivers, a news release said.

Gainesville District Supervisor Pete Candland has asked Gov. Terry McAuliffe to immediately suspend the tolling on I-66 in order to develop a "rational plan that protects commuters from the exorbitant toll-gouging that is evidenced in the current I-66 tolling fees."

Representatives from the Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles, or DMV, will open "DMV Connects" at several area libraries in December and January to help residents with getting identification cards, drivers' licenses, veterans' ID cards, vehicle titles, registrations and more.

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced Nov. 29 that Virginia was named No.5 in the Forbes.com 2017 Best States for Business ranking. This position represents a jump from No.6 in the 2016 survey and No.7 in 2015, according to a news release.

The Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) has partnered with the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) to research, share and evaluate businesses who have made advancements in information technology (IT) that may be of value to state government. The partnership will be carried out by CIT’s Innovation Center of Excellence (ICE).