Big bills are coming due in Virginia from steep federal cuts in funding for Medicaid and food assistance, as well as higher health insurance costs for state employees.
- DAVE RESS Richmond Times-Dispatch
Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s unprecedented rewrites of 180-plus bills have triggered some Democratic backlash, with several legislators warning she is centralizing power and remaking major policy in the veto session.
- MICHAEL MARTZ Richmond Times-Dispatch
State revenues exceeded the current budget forecast by more than $708 million in the first nine months of the fiscal year, with three more months to go to ensure enough money to pay for spending in the budget by June 30.
- ERIC KOLENICH Richmond Times-Dispatch
Late Monday, she proposed amending the language to put greater focus on consumer and product safety and to ensure vape shops that illegally sell cannabis face tough punishments.
- DAVE RESS Richmond Times-Dispatch
Governors can sign bills into law, suggest amendments or veto bills. The General Assembly returns on April 22 to consider any amendments or try to overturn vetoes.
- MARK HAND The News & Advance
U.S. Rep. John McGuire, R-5th, hosted a rally in Lynchburg on Saturday morning to convince Virginians to vote against the congressional redistricting referendum on April 21.
- ALLYSE PULLIAM, TIMES-DISPATCH
Spanberger approved measures that say Virginians injured by firearms, along with prosecutors, can sue firearms firms if they haven’t made reasonable efforts to ensure guns don’t end up in the hands of people who shouldn’t have them.
President Donald Trump plans to visit Charlottesville Friday evening for a meeting with his super PAC. It will be his first time in the area in a decade.
The first veto from Gov. Abigail Spanberger killed a top priority effort from Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell, D- Fairfax, to authorize a casino in Northern Virginia’s Tysons Corner.
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Big bills are coming due in Virginia from steep federal cuts in funding for Medicaid and food assistance, as well as higher health insurance costs for state employees.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s unprecedented rewrites of 180-plus bills have triggered some Democratic backlash, with several legislators warning she is centralizing power and remaking major policy in the veto session.
State revenues exceeded the current budget forecast by more than $708 million in the first nine months of the fiscal year, with three more months to go to ensure enough money to pay for spending in the budget by June 30.
Late Monday, she proposed amending the language to put greater focus on consumer and product safety and to ensure vape shops that illegally sell cannabis face tough punishments.