General Assembly

Former Senator Phil Puckett’s resignation that flipped the Virginia Senate majority to the GOP, thus sparking the #BLACKorBUST anti-Medicaid amendments, has now reportedly drawn scrutiny from federal investigators. At the time of his resignation, it was widely reported that Puckett did so as part of…

With Senator Dick Black (R-Loudoun) taking the lead, Virginia Republican legislators last night scored a great win in stopping the expansion of Medicaid. This was a win for grassroots conservatives across the state, who mobilized on Sen. Black’s call to take advantage of a new…

If the Speaker of the House is opposed to Medicaid Expansion, and if he says that the language already prevents the Governor from unilaterally expanding Medicaid, it seems pretty strange to be so vigorously opposed to Senator Dick Black’s efforts to ensure that’s the case.…

General Assembly members: if you oppose Medicaid expansion in Virginia, now is finally your chance to have a real impact. There has been a lot of ink spilled lately about whether Terry McAuliffe can expand Medicaid on his own if the Virginia General Assembly doesn’t…

GOP legislators have promised to pass a budget without Medicaid expansion provisions. But if the governor might try to expand Medicaid on his own, what’s the excuse for not trying to stop him, now that Republicans control both houses?

The sudden retirement of Sen. Phil Puckett (D-Tazewell) has apparently provided the impetus for pro-Obamacare Senate Republicans to agree to pass the House’s budget without the so-called “Marketplace Virginia” elements that would have expanded Medicaid. Things sure have moved fast since news broke of Puckett’s…

Shak Hill scores several endorsements in his bid for the Republican nomination to unseat Sen. Mark Warner. On May 22, Shak Hill Received the support of Ambassador Alan Keyes. The former presidential candidate’s support came in the form of an email touting Hill’s pledge to…