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Sunday, February 1, 2026 at 5:07 AM

Assembly Adjourns With A ‘Skinny’ Budget

State lawmakers adjourned Saturday with the adoption of, in the words of Sen. Creigh Deeds, a “skinny” budget, leaving for another day decisions about what to do with hundreds of millions of dollars in surplus funds. Gov. Glenn Youngkin is expected to call legislators back to Richmond in the coming weeks for a special session dedicated to completing work on the budget.
Assembly Adjourns With A ‘Skinny’ Budget

State lawmakers adjourned Saturday with the adoption of, in the words of Sen. Creigh Deeds, a “skinny” budget, leaving for another day decisions about what to do with hundreds of millions of dollars in surplus funds. Gov. Glenn Youngkin is expected to call legislators back to Richmond in the coming weeks for a special session dedicated to completing work on the budget.

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