Virginia Headlines
General Assembly Deadlocked Over Transportation
A fractured General Assembly convened June 23 for a special session to address transportation infrastructure financing. Numerous approaches have already been debated and fallen victim to partisan dissent, including the Governor Tim Kaine's own proposal. The Senate passed legislation which addresses regional needs in Hampton Roads and Northern Virginia, and also includes a statewide maintenance component, but it contains a gas tax increase which is expected to make it DOA in the Republican-controlled House. The House, if it acts at all, may opt to adopt a “regional needs only” fix. The House and Senate are expected to recess and then reconvene July 9, hopefully to take some kind of final action.
