General Assembly

In a move ostensibly designed to give both sides of the budget standoff in Richmond something they want, Sen. Emmett Hanger (R-Augusta) earlier today proposed a deal that would give House Republicans a budget free and clear of Medicaid expansion, in exchange for giving the…

Throughout the discussion of Medicaid expansion in Virginia, a particular theme keeps coming up: that the Governor may retain the ability to expand Medicaid coverage under Obamacare unilaterally, based on the executive branch’s existing authority to manage the state’s Medicaid plan, and leveraging language contained in the 2013 budget that set the stage for expansion via a special legislative commission (the Medicaid Innovation and Reform Commission, or MIRC).

Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville) into the Governor for even considering the possibility of acting on Medicaid expansion without the explicit endorsement of the legislature. Raising the political cost to the Governor for potentially acting on his own is the right way to combat expansion.

The Washington Post’s Laura Vozzella finally catches on to the ‘Third Way’ that Virginia’s Medicaid expansion standoff may end. It’s not like we haven’t been telling her for some time.

Republicans look poised to win the public relations battle on the budget, but Terry McAuliffe may yet walk away with a very expensive consolation prize.

After yesterday’s letter eviscerating Howie Lind’s radio ads attacking Barbara Comstock on Medicaid expansion, Howie Lind punches back twice as hard.

House GOP leaders defend one of their own against misleading ads from Howie Lind on Barbara Comstock’s Medicaid record.