Early Sunday morning, weary budget conferees from the Democrat-controlled Virginia state Senate and the Republican-controlled House of Delegates agreed to lop off an unprecedented $2.3 billion in spending to balance the state’s two-year, $70 billion-plus budget.

During the just-ended session, lawmakers also passed 80 percent of Gov. Bob McDonnell’s legislative agenda, honoring his campaign promise to not raise taxes.

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