What do the Va. Senate, House proposed spending plans mean for higher education?

By: Nathaniel Cline

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: February 24, 2026

Words: 647

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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State lawmakers, responding to this year’s affordability theme, proposed Sunday budgets to expand student aid for college and career training, and to prevent extreme tuition increases in Virginia over the next two years.

On Sunday afternoon, lawmakers in both chambers presented their proposals that included additional investments for K-12 education, with less than three weeks left before the General Assembly Session ends on March 14.

One of the proposals introduced by the House Appropriations …

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