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Jun 16, 2022 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
On June 1, #Virginia’s House & Senate passed a compromise #VaBudget. It included some positive changes, like increased funding for #K12 schools, and some harmful changes, like setting up a diversion of $$ from affordable housing and new crimes related to marijuana. 🧵 (1/
Yesterday, Gov. Youngkin proposed amendments to the compromise #VaBudget. Some are technical fixes, others are positive, but some would move #Virginia backward by reinstating damaging policies, pitting communities against each other, and weakening transportation in Virginia. (2/
