Hiz Honor Remakes Virginia In Hiz Image

RICHMOND, April 30, 2010 -- Virginia Gov. Michael Bloomberg has imported a New York pace and a billionaire's bravado to his adopted home, completing his first 100 days in office with a trio of startling announcements: The former New York City mayor has ended the unregulated sale of firearms at gun shows, taken over troubled schools in the state's four largest cities and unilaterally ordered construction of a Potomac River toll bridge into the District. The governor will pay for the bridge from his own pocket -- and he'll keep the toll receipts. Bloomberg's surprise blitz through the 2009 governor's...

By Marc Fisher | April 16, 2009; 08:34 AM ET | Comments (3)