The House and Senate on Wednesday approved and sent to Gov. Glenn Youngkin a package of revisions to the state's two-year budget.
Here are five key takeaways on what's in the budget.
NATURAL RESOURCES
The budget adds $338.5 million in funds to help farmers reduce polluted runoff into streams and the Chesapeake Bay, $151 million to cut pollution from wastewater treatment plants and $100 million for flood control projects.
Even an old friend couldn't get a straight answer from Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin about whether he is interested in becoming president of the United States.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin, given his previous line of work, is data-driven. That is, until the data refute what the former financier is saying. Case in point: schools.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin, given his previous line of work, is data-driven. That is, until the data refute what the former financier is saying. Case in point: schools.
The Virginia Senate elected new leaders on Wednesday for both the Democratic majority and Republican minority. It also began educating 17 newly elected members on the state budget and underlying policy challenges the new General Assembly will face in January.
More than six months overdue, Virginia legislators finally passed a budget — with $1.1 billion in tax relief, including one-time rebates; and bolstering education funding and money for mental health resources.
