Ralph Northam’s 17 vetoes and backed his efforts to resurrect a hefty highway funding plan — suggesting that the scandal-tainted Democrat still has sway in the Capitol. Neither the House nor the Senate came close to mustering the necessary supermajority to override the vetoes. The legislature never managed to override Northam’s Democratic predecessor, Terry McAuliffe, over his four years in office. And even Republicans who wanted to override Northam’s vetoes did so without rancor. “This is good news for Lieutenant Governor Fairfax but a bad day for women who simply want their testimony to be heard,” he said.

Source: Washington Post April 03, 2019 23:31 UTC