RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Virginia state employees could be getting their biggest overall raise in nine years, but a showdown could be looming between Gov. Terry McAuliffe and some Republicans over teacher pay.
Republican budget leaders in the GOP-controlled General Assembly released their proposed budgets Sunday.
Both the House and Senate versions include a 3 percent raise for state workers and an even greater pay increase for law enforcement officers and front-line mental health workers.
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