Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine’s $1.35 billion budget reduction plan for the current fiscal year announced Tuesday will mean 929 layoffs and frozen state jobs, a one-day furlough for state employees and a net cut to higher education of almost 8 percent.

Furloughs to go into effect, says Kaine

Closure of $1.5B state budget gap on horizon

The Waynesboro City Council heard from several representatives of agencies serving the city during a public hearing Thursday seeking to restore money that City Manager Mike Hamp has proposed be cut.

Budget cuts threaten future of Heritage Museum

Delegate urges state to slam brakes on rest area plan

Amid the huff into which state Sen. Mark Obenshain has worked himself over plans to, among other things, close most of the 41 rest areas on Interstate 81, an idea has sprung: Why not privatize those spots? To which we say, why not?

Reassessment appeals slashed large chunks off net increases in Augusta County commercial and residential property values, an official said Wednesday.