General Assembly | Where it stands at the halfway point
February 18, 2010 | Virginia News
Midway through the General Assembly session, the single biggest issue – how to make up a $4 billion budget shortfall – is just beginning to be debated, with both houses set to unveil their budget proposals Sunday.
Nonetheless, legislators have already weighed in on a host of other issues. And there’s talk of one, possibly two, special sessions to come later this year to discuss transportation and restructuring state government.
Here’s a scorecard of the major issues so far. Of the 2,649 bills introduced, more than half are still alive.
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