RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers learned Wednesday that they will have a bigger-than-expected budget gap to close as they rush to end a protracted stalemate that had threatened to partially shut down the government.

Lagging revenues and revised projections have increased the shortfall from $1.35 billion to a range of $1.5 billion to $1.6 billion, House Appropriations Committee director Robert Vaughn told the panel.

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