Money for Education, Policing Get Attention in Budget Committee
Between the coronavirus pandemic and increased attention on police brutality, Virginia lawmakers are trying to figure out how to distribute the state’s available money.
Thursday, a number of Delegates went before a budget committee to make their case for how to spend and save.
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