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Va. budget rollout: State workers could see raise, shutdown looms over teacher pay

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.

Teens pack Safe Space NOVA for annual Pride Prom

High school students from across the D.C. region spent the last Friday night of Pride Month dancing at Safe Space NOVA’s annual Pride Prom, which was held at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Old Town Alexandria.
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