Virginia Governor Signs Budget, Medicaid Expansion
“Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed a new state budget into law Thursday that will expand Medicaid to as many as 400,000 low-income adults, scoring a signature legislative win just months into office. Speaking to a crowd of supporters from the steps of the state Capitol, Northam said the bipartisan compromise that led to Medicaid expansion’s passage shows that Republicans and Democrats at the state level aren’t politically polarized as they are nationally.”