Virginia, Youngkin and The General Assembly

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Virginia General Assembly rejects bulk of Youngkin’s budget amendments
RICHMOND — The General Assembly rejected the bulk of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s proposed line item amendments to the budget, voting to accept just 33 of the nearly 200 proposed changes.
Virginia lawmakers buck Youngkin budget amendments in one-day session
Virginia lawmakers addressed scores of legislative vetoes and amendments from Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Wednesday, including the governor's 205 revisions to the state's budget bill that were decisively nixed by the Democratic-led General Assembly.
Virginia General Assembly reconvenes to address Gov. Youngkin’s amendments
Lawmakers reconvened to address Gov. Glenn Youngkin's 100+ amendments, including a contentious sanctuary cities funding cut.

Lt. Gov, Virginia and Republican nominee for

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Virginia GOP confirms Lt. Gov. will be sole nominee for governor’s race in primary
The Republican Party in Virginia confirmed on Saturday that the commonwealth’s lieutenant governor, Winsome Earle-Sears, will be the party’s primary nominee in the 2025 gubernatorial race. The
Earle-Sears named Republican nominee for Virginia governor’s race
She was the sole candidate to qualify for the GOP primary and was endorsed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin. Earle-Sears is the first woman and African American to secure the Republican nomination, the
Virginia's bellwether governor race is set
The race for Virginia governor is set, teeing up what is expected to be a competitive contest in the blue-leaning swing state. The Virginia GOP announced Saturday that Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, a Marine Corps veteran,
Virginia leads nation with new speed control law targeting excessive drivers
Virginia has become the first state in the nation to implement the Intelligent Speed Assistant Program (ISAP) as a measure to ...
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Sears confirmed to face off against Spanberger in 2025 Virginia gubernatorial election
The two nominees for the 2025 Virginia gubernatorial election are now set. Current Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears was confirmed ...
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin issues vetoes, rejects minimum wage increase and prescription drug review board
Gov. Glenn Youngkin began issuing vetoes Monday, rejecting legislation passed by the General Assembly this year that would ...
Youngkin dodges anti-DOGE protesters outside Virginia church
Gov. Glenn Youngkin was met by protesters exiting St. John’s Church in Richmond, Virginia, after delivering remarks at the ...
Youngkin: President Trump approves major disaster declaration for SW Virginia
Governor Glenn Youngkin announced Friday that President Donald Trump has approved Virginia’s major disaster declaration and ...
Virginia Democrats fail to override Youngkin vetoes in effort to push gun control
Democratic lawmakers in Virginia identified vetoes by Gov. Glenn Youngkin to try to override and push for gun control but ultimately failed.
Gov. Youngkin proposes withholding state funding from Virginia's 'sanctuary cities'
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is threatening to withhold state funding from local governments if they do not cooperate with ...
Virginia bill to limit social media usage for kids awaits governor's signature
Youngkin had apparently thought the bill could go even further, asking the General Assembly to raise the restricted ages from ...