Virginia budget negotiators agree to wait until June MICHAEL MARTZ Richmond Times-Dispatch May 3, 2023 May 3, 2023 Updated Jul 11, 2024 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Richmond Superintendent Jason Kamras speaks in April on how the state's inability to pass a budget created uncertainty for the school district. kAm(:E9 2 A@E6?E:2= 5672F=E @7 E96 ?2E:@?2= 563E =@@>:?8 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^C:49>@?5]4@>^?6HD^?2E:@?2=^EC62DFCJ\D64C6E2CJ\;2?6E\J6==6?\D2JD\FD\4@F=5\9:E\563E\46:=:?8\2D\D@@?\2D\;F?6\`^2CE:4=60bag7eh24\ba63\dbd4\h_5c\`d5aaa3d3ace]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm2D 62C=J 2D yF?6 `k^2m[ ':C8:?:2 3F586E ?68@E:2E@CD D2J E96J H:== H2:E @? E96 @FE4@>6 @7 E96 4@?7C@?E2E:@? 36EH66? !C6D:56?E y@6 q:56? 2?5 w@FD6 $A62<6C z6G:? |4r2CE9J[ #\r2=:7][ 2?5 2 4CF4:2= C6A@CE @? 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