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State delegates urge local engagement, flag education and funding priorities
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Winchester — Delegate Bill Wiley and a state senator visited the Winchester City Council on Nov. 12 to outline likely legislative priorities and encourage local officials to engage at the subcommittee level.
Winchester — Delegate Bill Wiley and a state senator visited the Winchester City Council on Nov. 12 to outline likely legislative priorities and encourage local officials to engage at the subcommittee level.
The delegates told the council that changes in party control at the state level will shape bills this session and advised local leaders to appear at subcommittee hearings, which they described as decisive. "If you're not there speaking in subcommittee in person, you're gonna miss out," Wiley said, urging city officials to work with the Virginia Municipal League and other associations that represent municipal interests.
Why it matters: delegates framed the visit as a heads-up on bills that could directly affect…
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