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.