In his proposed budget that the legislature will vote on this session, Gov. Terry McAuliffe ramps up spending on workforce development programs from $5 million to $24.6 million — a figure state community college officials have called “a game-changer.”

When political candidates talk about the need for more education funding, this isn’t what they usually have in mind. Workforce training also isn’t particularly ideological, so therefore it becomes a lot less interesting to some. But if you really want to talk about fixing the economy, here’s one good place to start.

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