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Tone shift promising in Va budget talks
Updated: Thursday, 11 Mar 2010, 7:22 PM EST
Published : Thursday, 11 Mar 2010, 7:22 PM EST
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Two days of legislative negotiations have produced modest advances toward a new state budget, but both sides say a shift in attitudes may be the most promising development.
A dozen lawmakers expected to toil late into Thursday evening hoping to shake hands on a budget deal by Friday.
With a deal in place by noon, the General Assembly could still meet its Saturday adjournment deadline.
But any breakdown in the talks could send the session into overtime for the fifth time in 10 years.
The legislature has to reconcile a budget through 2012 that's more than $4 billion short of projected revenues, the sharpest and longest downturn for state finances in modern times.
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