House budget-makers say they want to double the proposed new funding to revamp and expand Virginia’s ailing mental health system, though much of the spending has little to do with reforms spurred by the Virginia Tech tragedy.
The House and Senate, and the governor, have reached a consensus that at least $42 million more should be spent over the next two years to improve treatment for the mentally ill, one of the rare points of agreement during increasingly divisive budget talks.
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