Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax, virtually joins a discussion panel with criminal justice experts in Richmond on May 14, 2025 to discuss a forthcoming record-sealing law. (Charlotte Rene Woods/Virginia Mercury)
Governor proposes 14 changes to newly approved spending plan, including firefighter cancer screening, data center revisions and expanded utility bill credits
Virginia’s General Assembly approved a two-year budget after months of negotiations, passing a 4% raise for teachers that will apply to Henrico Schools teachers.
Compared to the 2026-2027 budget passed by the county in April, the state’s approved budget will provide about $4.9 million more