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Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this episode of The Legislature Today, the state budget was the focal point this week. Thursday night, the House of Delegates concurred with final tweaks made by the Senate earlier that morning to increase Hope Scholarship funding, covering five quarters of payments into the 2027-2028 school year, trim road paving, and for the first time, fund the Flood Resiliency Fund.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBoth finance committees have approved state budgets this week. The state budget is the only bill the legislature is constitutionally required to pass.
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