Bolling casts tie-breaking vote on power sharing

By The Associated Press
Published: January 12, 2012

Tags: General Assembly, Gov. Bob McDonnell

(AP) Virginia Senate Republicans ruled out power sharing with Democrats on Wednesday with Republican Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling casting the vote that broke a partisan 20-20 tie, then used Bolling's position to take control of the Senate. That consolidates Republican dominance of the executive and legislative branches of Virginia government for the first time in 11 ...

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