As another senior Democratic lawmaker accepts a new role in Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger’s administration, party leaders expect a seamless transition to maintain their slim Senate majority and keep major legislation moving forward.

Sen. Adam Ebbin, D-Alexandria, a senior member of the Senate Finance & Appropriations Committee and the leader of a legislative effort to increase public transit funding, will resign his Senate seat midway through the looming General Assembly session to become senior adviser to the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority.

Read the full story in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.