IN THE NEWS:

Almost a dozen House members are running for the Senate, so they are not running for reelection in their House districts. And more than a handful of other House members are not seeking reelection at all.

When the House and Senate have different versions of the same bill, they send it into a committee of conference -- a way to get all the key players together and resolve differences. Those conference committees happen in secret. They are not open to the public or the press, and that's a lack of transparency that's worrisome to many.

Delegate Ken Plum of Reston has seen it all, literally as the longest serving member of the House of Delegates. He’s seen Democrats in power, Republicans in power and he even was around to witness the last gasp of the Byrd Machine. Michael had a chance to talk with Delegate Plum about his career before he retires.



At the Watercooler:

The firehouse primary for Jennifer McClellan’s Senate seat, which features Dawn Adams, Alexsis Rodgers and Lamont Bagby
New leadership for the Virginia Capitol Correspondents Association

Trivia: How many Confederate statues are CURRENTLY in Capitol Square?


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