Politics & Government

Potomac River May Lose a Friend: Virginia

Governor's budget would take Virginia out of the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, in a cost-saving effort, is taking Virginia out of a 71-year-old multi-state compact to clean and maintain the Potomac River. The Governor's $85 billion biennial budget package does not include $151,500 to fund the Commonwealth's membership in the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin.  

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