Northam broke the tie in the State Senate in 2017 to consider poker as charitable gaming. Now casinos are hoping he will do the same for Colonial Downs.
Speaker of the House Kirk Cox has called for a special session to solve the Medicaid expansion impasse that has led to the breakdown of budget negotiations.
Democrat Sam Rasoul is accused by a top House Republican of violating the state’s ban on fundraising during session after appearing at a fundraising brunch.
House Appropriations Chairman Chris Jones (R-Suffolk) proposed a new vehicle for Medicaid expansion just as the General Assembly entered its final week.
Mayor Levar Stoney gathered a small crowd of Richmond-area lawmakers at the General Assembly to endorse the House budget which gives more funding to RPS.