RICHMOND -- Last summer, Virginia House Speaker William J. Howell and Senate President John H. Chichester almost forced a government shutdown when the two Republicans couldn't agree on a budget compromise that involved higher taxes for transportation. -
Speaker's Diplomacy Pays Off in Roads Plan
RICHMOND -- Last summer, Virginia House Speaker William J. Howell and Senate President John H. Chichester almost forced a government shutdown when the two Republicans couldn't agree on a budget compromise that involved higher taxes for transportation.-
By Tim Craig