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."