Partisan power shifted in the Virginia Senate in early February, when Democrat Lynwood W. Lewis Jr. won a recount by just 11 votes.

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PARTISAN POWER SHIFTED IN THE VIRGINIA SENATE IN EARLY FEBRUARY, WHEN DEMOCRAT LYNWOOD W. LEWIS JR. WON A RECOUNT BY JUST 11 VOTES to fill the seat vacated by Lt. Governor Ralph Northam. Northam was the running mate of Terry McAuliffe, who won the governorship from the GOP in November. The 20-20 tied chamber, which had been under Republican control since 2012, now has a Democratic lieutenant governor in place as the tie-breaking vote. The Democrats shoved through a new rule giving the chair of the Senate Rules Committee---now a Democrat--the right to kill any bill the House has "substantially"...