Assembly Conversations:Your Tax Dollars

The Virginia General Assembly is in the process of writing a new two-year state budget and striving to complete its business by March 10th. On this episode of Assembly Conversations, a discussion on how your state dollars are being spent. Host Bob Gibson is joined by Senators Tommy Norment, a Williamsburg Republican, and Donald McEachin, a Richmond-area Democrat.

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