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Lawmakers are returning to Richmond for a special session on the budget, as teachers voice their support for equity programs and the attorney general voices his opposition to wind power.Richmond Times-Dispatch political columnist Jeff Schapiro joins Michael Pope to break it down.
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State lawmakers will return to Richmond on Monday to start a special session focusing on the state budget which will include reconciling funding for food assistance.
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House and Senate leaders don't seem to be anywhere close to striking a deal on the budget, so hopes are not high they'll reach any conclusions during the upcoming special session.
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Governor Glenn Youngkin is proposing a three-month gas tax holiday; temporarily suspending the state gas tax to help people as prices continue to rise at the pump. But a significant portion of those savings will not be passed on to Virginians.
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So far, the governor has signed 31 bills and vetoed one. That leaves him with more than 800 bills on his desk to consider.
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At its heart, the disagreement is about whether the money primarily goes to community-based programs or primarily goes through law enforcement.
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The negotiations to set Virginia’s budget have entered a new, rather public, phase.Richmond Times-Dispatch political columnist Jeff Schapiro and Michael Pope have more on that.
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Opponents of police using facial recognition technology are urging him to get out his veto pen.
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The last time Virginia had divided government, Republicans and Democrat came together to expand Medicaid – a major legislative accomplishment. There was no similar achievement this time around.
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Virginia requires a balanced budget, so at some point House Republicans and Senate Democrats will need to find some way of closing that $3 billion gap.