Virginia lawmakers see state budget compromise in the works BY DAVE RESS and MICHAEL MARTZ Richmond Times-Dispatch Mar 15, 2023 Mar 15, 2023 Updated Jun 14, 2023 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save At Westwood Fountain - in Westwood Pharmacy - Gov. Glenn Youngkin responds to a questions about balancing tax cuts with education spending needs. kAm!2CE:D2?D9:A H2D :?E6?D6 :? E96 v6?6C2= pDD6>3=J E9:D J62C[ 3FE EH@ 3F586E ?68@E:2E@CD – @?6 s6>@4C2E[ @?6 #6AF3=:42? – D2J E96J’C6 @AE:>:DE:4 2 4@>AC@>:D6 E@ 3C:586 2 S` 3:==:@? 82A 36EH66? E96 w@FD6 @7 s6=682E6D 2?5 DE2E6 $6?2E6 H:== 36 C624965 D@@?]k^AmkAm%92E 4@>AC@>:D6 H:== =:<6=J :?4=F56 v@G] v=6?? *@F?8<:?’D AC@A@D2= E@ 3@@DE E96 DE2?52C5 565F4E:@? 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E92E]”k^Am Dave Ress (804) 649-6948dress@timesdispatch.com@DaveRess1 on TwitterMichael Martz contributed to this report. 0 comments Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Norment, long among the most powerful in Virginia's Capitol, is retiring Senate Minority Leader Norment, Majority Leader Saslaw, among more than a dozen legislators who will not run again. State revenues soften, but beat projections; Youngkin urges tax cuts He says the state has collected $111.3 million more in the first eight months of this fiscal year than projected in his proposed budget Youngkin signs 51 bills; here's a look at some new state laws Under one new law a person could get up to a year in jail for making a prank emergency call that draws police. 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Norment, long among the most powerful in Virginia's Capitol, is retiring Senate Minority Leader Norment, Majority Leader Saslaw, among more than a dozen legislators who will not run again.
State revenues soften, but beat projections; Youngkin urges tax cuts He says the state has collected $111.3 million more in the first eight months of this fiscal year than projected in his proposed budget
Youngkin signs 51 bills; here's a look at some new state laws Under one new law a person could get up to a year in jail for making a prank emergency call that draws police.
Budget impasse puts program that cuts health insurance costs at risk The state's health insurance reinsurance program holds down premium costs, but its future depends on the General Assembly agreeing on a budget
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