In the interview, Kirk discusses the results of the 2011 elections and looks ahead to the 2012 General Assembly Session. The interview starts 14 minutes into the audio clip. Click here to listen to the interview.

Updated – 8/29/11 I wanted to take a few moments to update you on Hurricane Irene and the clean-up efforts undertaken by Virginia and its utilities in our area as well as throughout the Commonwealth. While significant parts of Virginia were devastated by Hurricane Irene, no “sustained” hurricane force winds were recorded in Virginia. The [...]

This morning, Kirk was interviewed by Jimmy Barrett  on WRVA- 1140AM this morning. During the interview, Kirk discussed the faulty assumptions in a liberal think tank’s study that claimed Virginia is facing an $800 billion shortfall in the upcoming biennial budget. Click here to listen to the interview.

Delegate M. Kirkland “Kirk” Cox (R-Colonial Heights), House majority leader, has announced that he will seek re-election to the 66th District seat in the House of Delegates. Cox also turned in his Certificate of Candidate Qualification to the State Board of Elections. “I am running so that I can continue to work for positive solutions [...]

The legislation is aimed at better degree attainment and slowing the rate of tuition increases. By Michael Sluss RICHMOND – Gov. Bob McDonnell, state lawmakers and college presidents gathered Thursday to celebrate the enactment of legislation that will lay the groundwork for increasing degree attainment and slowing the rate of tuition increases. But McDonnell acknowledged [...]

COLONIAL HEIGHTS – Republican House Majority Leader Kirk Cox announced that he plans to seek re-relection to his House of Delegates seat. Cox, in an email statement to supporters, said he is seeking re-election so he “can continue to work for positive solutions to help the citizens of Colonial Heights and Chesterfield County, as well [...]

By F.M. Wiggins (Staff Writer) FORT LEE – Gov. Bob McDonnell visited Fort Lee last week to sign into law 25 bills aimed at veterans and active-duty military members and their families. The laws are all part of McDonnell’s goal of making Virginia the most veteran-friendly state in the country. The governor said that in [...]

By Destiny Shelton RICHMOND – Virginia state officials, including two local lawmakers, want you to remember what has been called the “forgotten war.” Many Virginians are aware of the state’s role in the Civil War that began 150 years ago – most of the battles were waged and more than 100,000 soldiers were killed in [...]

RICHMOND – The 2011 General Assembly was a day late adjourning this past weekend when Virginia’s House and Senate unanimously passed amendments to the state’s $80 billion budget on Sunday. As usual a local lawmaker was in the thick of negotiations in shaping the state budget. Del. Kirk Cox, R-Colonial Heights, was one of the [...]

By Fredrick Kunkle Hoping to fend off a potential lawsuit from the federal government, the House on Wednesday agreed to spend $30 million to begin moving people with severe intellectual disabilities out of state-operated institutions and into community-based care. The measure was sent down to the legislature by Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (R) in response [...]