Virginia General Assembly approves Spanberger’s budget amendments, ending monthslong impasse

By: Markus Schmidt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: June 29, 2026

Words: 1,671

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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With less than 48 hours remaining before the start of Virginia’s new fiscal year, the General Assembly on Monday approved a package of amendments proposed by Gov. Abigail Spanberger to the state’s two-year budget, formally ending a budget fight among the Democratic majority that had dragged on for months.

The House of Delegates and state Senate reconvened in Richmond to take on 14 amendments Spanberger submitted Friday evening to the spending plan lawmakers passed …

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