Virginia's Finance Secretary: Commonwealth's economy "chugging along" wvtf.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wvtf.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Ultimately, budget negotiators recognized that they did not need the expanded sales tax for their priorities with a potential $1.2 billion surplus of state revenues.
After months of partisan combat over different priorities, Virginia lawmakers approved a bipartisan budget deal Monday with no major tax changes, funding boosts for education and mental health and salary increases for teachers and state employees.
The governor s task force will address budget changes to a program that pays college tuition and fees for family of military service members killed or severely disabled on active duty.
Virginia governor swiftly signs compromise budget deal nbcwashington.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nbcwashington.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.