Alert Top Story STATE FINANCES Virginia Democrats spar with governor over money to pay looming bills MICHAEL MARTZ Richmond Times-Dispatch Apr 15, 2026 Apr 15, 2026 Updated 6 hrs ago 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Big bills are coming due in Virginia from steep federal cuts in funding for Medicaid and food assistance, as well as higher health insurance costs for state employees, but Senate Democrats and Gov. Abigail Spanberger are battling each other over how to pay for them.kAmw@FCD 27E6C $A2?36C86C AC@A@D65 9F?5C65D @7 492?86D E@ =68:D=2E:@? A2DD65 3J 96C 76==@H s6>@4C2ED[ >6>36CD @7 E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^D724]G:C8:?:2]8@G^4@>>:EE66]D9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm$6?2E6 u:?2?46 U2>Aj pAAC@AC:2E:@?D r@>>:EE66k^2m 56>2?565 @? %F6D52J E92E E96 8@G6C?@C 6IA=2:? 9@H D96 :?E6?5D E@ 7:?5 C6G6?F6 E@ A2J 7@C 2? 6DE:>2E65 S`]g 3:==:@? 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