Virginia Senate whiffs on VMSDEP, skill games at summer special session

Col. Monti Zimmerman speaks before the Senate Finance committee during a June 2024 special session. (Credit: Brad Kutner)

The Virginia Senate failed to reach a compromise to fix a veterans’ education benefit program at a special session in Richmond Tuesday.

There was also disagreement over two proposed skill games legalization bills. A Republican effort wasn’t even heard. And a Democratic effort, carried by Senator Louise Lucas, was removed from the docket at her request after Governor Glenn Youngkin said he wouldn’t sign a skill games bill until the veterans program was fixed.

Brad Kutner has more from the capitol.

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