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Michael Pope reports.
In a major snub to incumbent Attorney General Mark Herring, Governor Ralph Northam is endorsing his opponent in the Democratic primary Delegate Jay Jones of Norfolk. Northam says he s endorsing Jones because he says it s time for a new generation of leaders.
Quentin Kidd is a political science professor at Christopher Newport University.
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring gestures as he speaks to the media after a court hearing on a lawsuit on the removal of the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee at Richmond General district Court in Richmond, Va., Monday, Oct. 19, 2020.
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Michael Pope reports.
Senators have left town, and House members have turned off Zoom. But in many very important ways the session is not over yet. That s because Governor Ralph Northam gets an opportunity to weigh in on all 900-something bills lawmakers put on his desk.
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Stephen Farnsworth at the University of Mary Washington says people forget how powerful Virginia s governor is. In many ways, a Virginia governor is a legislator in chief, Farnsworth explains. They can amend bills. They can veto bills in their entirety like a president can, and they can make suggestions to improve the legislation in their view.
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