RICHMOND — Budget conferees in the Virginia General Assembly on Friday are hammering out differences in funding for K-12 education, transportation, and health care in marking up the state’s current two-year budget, with a Saturday deadline looming for adjournment.
Both the House and the Senate appeared to be moving closer to a compromise on education funding; the House had originally proposed millions of dollars in cuts from K-12 spending, while the Senate wanted to add $100 million.
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