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Senate Democrats, AG Miyares duel over rejected university board appointees
Attorney General Jason Miyares and Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell are sparring over a Senate committee's rejection of eight university board appointees by the governor.
Senate Dems criticize Youngkin’s budget amendments
Virginia Senate Democrats had a lot of criticism Tuesday for Gov. Glenn Youngkin‘s proposed reworking of the state’s 2024-26 budget but held back on saying whether they would vote yea or nay on his 233 amendments. Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax, said late Tuesday afternoon that he and fellow legislators had not had time […]
Lucas: Alexandria arena deal is dead as far as she’s concerned
A bill that would establish a state authority for the proposed Alexandria basketball and hockey arena is not on the Virginia State Senate’s Finance and Appropriations Committee’s docket “because [Gov. Glenn Youngkin‘s] proposal is not ready for prime time,” wrote Sen. Louise Lucas, the committee’s powerful chair. According to a video released by Senate Majority [...]
Government | Politics 2023: SCOTT A. SUROVELL
A Democrat representing parts of Fairfax, Prince William and Stafford counties, Surovell is one of several state senators who could land top leadership roles in next year’s General Assembly. A trial lawyer with degrees from the University of Virginia and James Madison University, Surovell won election to the House of Delegates in 2009 and then […]
