Budget realities and a reluctance to raise taxes have narrowed the field.
Virginians have a clearer answer on how Democrats elected last fall plan to answer the affordability crisis, after lawmakers’ legislative agenda narrowed due to budget realities and a reticence to raise taxes.
General Assembly Democrats came into the 2026 session with a budget squeezed by increasing health care costs and federal funding cuts, after a historic election defined by the theme of affordability. Gov. Abigail Spanberger also threw her support behind a few dozen bills, dubbed the Affordable Virginia Agenda.
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