Talbot County’s attempt to pass stripped-down short-term rental legislation has reached an impasse. Despite reducing the scope of the proposal, council members failed to advance the measure at their Tuesday meeting, leaving it without the support needed to move forward.

Virginia’s House Appropriations Committee is pushing a new budget compromise after three months of legislative deadlock. With the Senate at an impasse and July 1 looming, this move—supported by the governor—aims to keep the state government fully operational.