RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Longtime Republican operative Boyd Marcus’ appointment to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board likely won’t last much longer.

A House panel voted Wednesday to reject his appointment to the $130,000-a-year job, widely viewed as a plum political appointment. Unless the House has an unexpected change of heart before the scheduled Saturday finish of the legislative session, Marcus can’t stay in the position.

Recommended Stories

Illinois man charged in white powder mail hoax targeting members of Congress

US military will do ‘space-based logistics’ in ‘our lifetimes’: Caine

Appeals court rejects DOJ’s expedited bid to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots