Virginia brings in 19 cents on the dollar when it comes to economic development spending, which a cautious legislature may or may not discuss in 2019 General Assembly session.
The race has been called for Republican Rockbridge County Supervisor Ronnie Campbell to succeed Congressman-elect Ben Cline (VA-6) in the Virginia House of Delegates.
Earlier this year President Donald Trump said that he would work to ban the devices, which drew much ire from Republicans that ran on fighting restrictions on lawfully-owned firearms.
While President Donald Trump demands billions for his border wall, money that could pay for it just went to Mexico and Central America marked for economic development aid.
The $2.2 billion increase locks in $1.6 billion in recurring spending commitments, paid for by $1.2 billion in higher taxes on 600,000 middle class families. Republican leaders vowed to oppose it.