With a potential budget deal at stake, Gov. Glenn Youngkin and General Assembly budget leaders will keep a close eye on taxes Virginians pay and refunds they claim as state income taxes come due by May 1.

Tax collections so far are up dramatically, which could open a path to a budget compromise in a May special session that does not include a tax increase. But legislators want to be sure they will have enough money for K-12 schools and other priorities in the next two years.

Read the full story in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.