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Apartments available to rent in Richmond, Va., once considered among the worst cities in the country for evictions, progressive Democrats hope to enshrine covid-related tenant protection laws into the state’s notoriously landlord friendly law books. (Courthouse News photo / Brad Kutner)
RICHMOND, Va. (CN) While Virginia isn’t the only state facing an eviction crisis under the weight of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, it has a history of being less tenant friendly with few protections for those who fail to make rent.
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Virginia s State Capitol. (Crixell Matthews/VPM News)
Buoyed by better-than-expected state revenues, Gov. Ralph Northam proposed a revised two-year state budget on Wednesday that includes significant investments spanning education, COVID-19 relief, and criminal justice reform.
The latest December revenue forecast anticipates an extra $1.2 billion beyond the prior forecast, released in August. The extra cash gives lawmakers the luxury of adding new spending rather than the cutbacks seen in other states.
Virginia’s largest employers the federal government, defense contractors, and the tech sector have largely weathered the pandemic without layoffs, a reality that has been reflected in the withholding tax collections that make up over 60% of Virginia’s state revenues. Better-than-expected sales and corporate tax revenue have buttressed Virginia s bottom line.