State lawmakers plan to hold votes Thursday and Friday on a long-delayed $30 billion budget – without a controversial casino proposal that had stalled negotiations.

Virginia’s behavioral health agency is recommending policymakers continue developing a plan for mental health care for youth after a pilot program ended last spring. 

The U.S. military once stored, shipped and inspected thousands of tons of munitions from Pig Point that later contaminated the area.

Virginia has the longest period of early voting in the country, which starts Friday.