And that’s what this budget addresses.”At the same time, Northam and his staff defended the spending plan as fiscally responsible. AD“It’s the most progressive budget that Virginia’s ever seen, but it preserves basic financial integrity,” Northam spokesman Grant Neely said. ADRepublicans’ leader in the Senate, Thomas K. Norment Jr. (R-James City), described Northam’s plan as an “altruistic wish list” that is unlikely to fly even with Democrats in control of the legislature. ADSome education advocates complained that Northam’s budget was stingy with public schools. His budget proposes creating a state health insurance exchange and using tobacco taxes to lower premiums for residents who participate.

Source: Washington Post December 17, 2019 14:30 UTC