January 18, 2002

Virginia Lawmakers Likely to Approve New Construction for Colleges

Virginia colleges are likely to benefit from the difference that a year seems to be making in the General Assembly.

Two high-ranking Republicans in the state legislature last week proposed spending $1.2-billion over seven years on campus construction projects.

College officials and legislative aides said they expected lawmakers to approve the plan.

Just last spring, the legislators -- Sen. John H. Chichester, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Del. Vincent F.

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