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An unexpected speaker in the House of Delegates
It’s not every day that state senators from the same party and same locality break on a piece of legislation — especially once it’s already been passed by their chamber and referred to the House of Delegates.
But that’s exactly what happened this week. Sen. Jennifer Boysko (D–Fairfax) addressed a House subcommittee meeting to oppose to a bill by Sen. Scott Surovell (D–Fairfax) that would have added Fairfax County to the list of localities eligible for a casino.
"I know it's unusual to have a member of the Senate come out and testify against somebody else's bill," she said. "I am representing my 200-plus thousand constituents who have been very clear that this is not an appropriate location for a casino."
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BizSense Beat: Richmond's Mayo Bridge replacement plans
BizSense Beat is a weekly collaboration between VPM News and Richmond BizSense that recaps the region’s top business stories.
This week, host Lyndon German and BizSense reporter Mike Platania go deep on Richmond’s plans to replace the 112-year-old Mayo Bridge — which the city has said will be “unusable to the public” by 2035.
