Democrats in Virginia are howling in anger after a resignation in the state Senate has handed Republicans control of the state’s upper chamber — and dealt a severe blow to Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s attempt to use the budget to force approval for an expansion of Medicaid. Sen. Phillip Puckett announced his resignation today, allowing the GOP to take a 20-19 majority in the chamber, in exchange for a tobacco commission job for himself and a judicial appointment for his daughter. However, the purported reason for the switch — the Medicaid expansion — was going nowhere regardless of whether Puckett kept his seat or not:
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