Democrats in Virginia won control of the state legislature in Tuesday’s elections, opening the door for lawmakers there to pass new gun-control laws, a higher minimum wage and a host of other measures Republicans have long opposed. Wresting the House of Delegates and Senate from the GOP gives Democrats across-the-board political control in Richmond for the first time in 26 years. Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam still has two years left in his term. The Associated Press called both tallies for the Democrats, who needed to pick...

Source: Wall Street Journal November 06, 2019 02:51 UTC