VA Budget Info

We're here at breakfast at Convention. We're listening to Rob Jones and Senator Barbara Favola speaking about the current budget battle at the General Assembly. In the Governors proposed budget, Medicaid expansion is included which creates a $225 million dollar savings for the state. The Governor proposes that over half of that money goes to public education:

- $100 million (44%) would go for a 2% public education pay raise. 

- $7.4 (3%) million would go towards PreK programs

- $20 million (9%) would go towards other education initiatives.

- The proposed budget also provides for public school employees being included in the state healthcare plan. 

If you haven't already, please contact your representatives to ask them for support of these increases in funding for public education.