First, President Obama credited his federal stimulus package with producing 73,000 jobs in Virginia. Then, one day later, Gov. Robert F. McDonnell announced that he had helped create 71,500 jobs in Virginia since taking office — in part because of the strong economic climate he had fostered.

Virginia Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling issued the following statement today, following the President’s announcement that the White House is cancelling Lease Sale 220 off the coast of Virginia. The lease sale was scheduled for 2012.

RICHMOND – Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling today issued the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s announcement this morning that Virginia will be the first state on the East Coast to explore for and produce natural gas and oil offshore:
“Today’s decision is a significant next step in making Virginia the ‘Energy Capital of the …