Politics & Government
Va. Senate Passes Budget
Sen. Chuck Colgan, D-Manassas, changes his vote, and two-year, $85-billion budget is approved.
A Virginia Senate Democrat changed his mind and voted for the budget Wednesday afternoon, enabling the two-year, $85-billion budget to pass 21-19.
Sen. Charles J. Colgan (D-Prince William) told The Washington Post he had a change of heart on the plan he had voted against on Tuesday.
While Colgan and other Senate Democrats had been pushing Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (R) for $300 million to extend Metrorail to Dulles International Airport, Colgan said the governor had not come through with funding, The Post reported. Colgan said he had simply come to the conclusion that the need to pass a state budget outweighed the need to secure funding for the project.
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The Commonwealth had been preparing for a potential shutdown in May if a budget was not passed.
The House passed the budget earlier in the week. The budget now goes to McDonnell.
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