Pope & Schapiro: Unfinished business and big changes at the General Assembly

RADIO IQ | By Michael Pope & Jeff Schapiro

Published February 24, 2023 at 4:34 AM EST

Senate Majority Leader Richard Saslaw D-Fairfax addresses the House of Delegates that the Senate is now in session during the first day of the 2023 legislative session in Richmond, Va. on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. Saslaw announced his retirement from the General Assembly on Thursday.

The last few hours of the General Assembly session are ticking away. And the legislature will look remarkably different when it convenes next year.

Jeff Schapiro, political columnist at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and Michael Pope discuss the week in politics and state government.

This report, provided by Virginia Public Radio, was made possible with support from the Virginia Education Association.

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Pope & Schapiro: Unfinished business and big changes at the General Assembly

The last few hours of the General Assembly session are ticking away. And the legislature will look remarkably different when it convenes next year. Jeff Schapiro, political columnist at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and Michael Pope discuss the week in politics and state government.

The last few hours of the General Assembly session are ticking away. And the legislature will look remarkably different when it convenes next year.

Jeff Schapiro, political columnist at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and Michael Pope discuss the week in politics and state government.