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“I think there will be phenomenal, unpredictable and unintended consequences that come out of all this,” said Deirdre Condit, an associate professor of political science at Virginia Commonwealth University.
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“We voted on that budget and it had overwhelming bipartisan support," said Del. Don Scott. "These budget amendments are against the spirit of negotiations and the spirit of the Commonwealth of Virginia.”
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It was a horse trade at the 11th hour: One of the Democratic lawmakers was carrying out the wishes of Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin in exchange for legislation she wanted. Now a mix of lawmakers, organizations and others are slamming those involved for treating the budget like the legislative version of a drug mule.
A number of states are seeing dozens of lawmakers retire all at once. Reasons differ, but there’s wide agreement partisanship has poisoned the atmosphere.
“The events that occurred yesterday really were unprecedented,” said ODU political science professor Dr. Ben Melusky. Author: Adriana De Alba Updated: 5:44 PM EST January 7, 2021 NORFOLK, Va. — Experts are taking a closer look at what Wednesday’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol building means for the nation's security. There are growing calls for an investigation into what happened, and a lot of questions remain. On the day after the attempted coup, political and security analysts are taking a close look at what could happen next. One of them is Dr. Be...