Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) compromised with Virginia budget negotiators on a two-year state spending plan that now needs to pass Democratic-controlled chambers.
budget negotiators on a two-year state spending plan that would include 3% raises for state employees and teachers while not raisingThursday the General Assembly’s budget leaders have reached a deal with Youngkin they hope lawmakers approve during a special session on Monday.
Youngkin “looks forward to finishing the work to deliver on our collective priorities for all Virginians next week,” according to his press secretary, Christian Martinez.the agreement includes additional state revenues to pay for Democratic spending priorities, including the raises for teachers and state employees, as well as money to restrain increases in tuition for state universities and colleges, help people with mental illness, and pay for increased costs to Virginia’s Medicaid program.
The compromise will still have to be reviewed in both the Virginia House of Delegates and the Senate. Democrats hold the majority in both state chambers.
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