Governor Abigail Spanberger will hold events in Tappahannock to highlight recent historic investments Virginia has made in education and healthcare.
Governor Spanberger will visit James H. Cary Intermediate School, where she will be joined by Secretary of Education Dr. Jeffery Smith to meet with students and teachers during their first week back at school. In June, Governor Spanberger signed Virginia’s biennial budget, which includes a historic $2 billion in new education funding — the largest investment in public education in Virginia history. Virginia’s two-year budget also includes four percent raises for teachers and school support staff each year. Institutions of higher education will also see $349.7 million in funding — including $82.5 million to bring down tuition costs, $65 million in new financial aid, and $50 million to support HBCUs.
Governor Spanberger will also visit the VCU Health Tappahannock Hospital — which was recently included in the Joint Commission on Healthcare’s report of hospitals most at risk of closure. The Governor will highlight what her Administration is doing to contend with devastating cuts to rural healthcare from H.R. 1 — also known as President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.”
