Multiple civil rights groups are calling on Wicomico County to change the voting systems for County Council and the School Board, saying the current systems are racially discriminatory and unlawful.

The Virginia Senate and House of Delegates on Thursday passed competing budget bills, documents that lawmakers will have to meld into a compromise in the coming weeks before a spending plan goes to Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin.

The Republican-controlled Virginia House and Democrat-controlled Senate have signed off on their own versions of a two-year state budget.