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The General Assembly rejected her amendments and returned the bill to her desk in its original form.
Optimism and frustration over the collective bargaining bill were made apparent, as campus workers directly questioned Del. Amy Laufer over their exclusion.
Republicans argue Democrats didn’t follow the state constitution because early voting had already begun when the General Assembly held a special session.
The bill creates a public employee relations board, an impartial body that can hear disputes and render binding arbitration decisions.
Republicans are challenging the constitutionality of the redistricting amendment Virginia voters passed Tuesday.
NBC News called the election at 8:44 p.m. CNN followed eight minutes later.
Locally, Sen. Creigh Deeds and Del. Katrina Callsen said they’d rather see their bills fail than pass them the way the Governor has proposed changing them.
Fairfax served as lieutenant governor under Ralph Northam.
A bill awaiting Gov. Spanberger’s signature does not currently include service employees.
A text message attempts to mislead voters into thinking Barack Obama and Abigail Spanberger oppose the referendum, while a billboard in Page County appears to imply Pres. Trump supports the measure.