State government won’t shut down even if lawmakers fail to pass a budget, senior lawmakers assured the public yesterday. As the Richmond Times-Dispatch quoted Senate Finance Chair John H. Chichester: “If necessary, we would have a continuing resolution of less than 30 days” to continue all government services.
That’s comforting. But it would be even more comforting for the Senate and House of Delegates to approve a budget before any extra-constitutional hijinks were necessary.