Local governments remain in the dark on how much money to expect from the state after legislators deadlocked on Medicaid expansion and failed last week to agree on a budget.
The uncertainty could last for at least a month for local officials. Gov. Ralph Northam signed a proclamation Tuesday calling for legislators to convene a special session beginning April 11 to complete their work on the state budget.
In the meantime, county boards of supervisors and city and town councils continue to deliberate their own budgets for fiscal 2019, closing in on local deadlines to pick tax rates and hold public hearings on their spending proposals. While property taxes make up the bulk of the revenue for cities, counties and towns, localities do rely on state funding for certain agencies, salaries for many constitutional offices and public schools.
