Mayor Joe Cobb on Roanoke City’s budget squeeze and the $16.5 million school gap

ROANOKE, Va. – Roanoke City Council’s decision to change the school funding formula from 40 percent to 34 percent of tax revenue has left Roanoke City Public Schools facing a $16.5 million deficit.

Roanoke city council has been receiving a lot of criticism for that change.

10 News sat down with Roanoke City Mayor Joe Cobb to get some answers…

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