Former President Donald Trump is building a relationship with Glenn Youngkin in the hope that the popular Republican governor can help bring Virginia into play this fall. Youngkin’s election in 2021 made him the first Republican in Virginia to win statewide since 2009, but he did so by running a campaign that kept Trump at […]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced on Friday over $690,000 in Virginia Main Street (VMS) and Community Business Launch (CBL) grants for 16 projects across the Commonwealth. The projects help revitalize historic commercial districts and improve small businesses, a release states. “Downtowns and small businesses are the heart and soul of so many […]
RICHMOND, Va. — Last summer, as Donald Trump surged and Ron DeSantis collapsed, the pleas were constant. Hardly a week went by when wealthy Republican donors, a Rupert Murdoch-owned outlet or both wouldn’t send a flare up over Virginia’s capital in hopes Gov. Glenn Youngkin would make a late entry into the GOP presidential primary. […]
Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed bills Friday that would have protected access to birth control and removed real estate-related tax exemptions for organizations with Confederate ties, legislators confirmed. Del. Cia Price, who carried the birth control bill, said she received a call from Youngkin’s office informing her it was rejected. “This is such a popular issue,” […]
The state Capitol. (Ned Oliver/Virginia Mercury) • “Youngkin, Virginia lawmakers hope to have budget deal for special session.”—WRIC • “A year for Fears: Texas man gets a year for role in 2017 torch-wielding mob at UVa.”—Daily Progress • “Hemp market collapses, frustrating network of Southwest Virginia growers.”—Cardinal News • “Roanoke attorney: State police agent paid […]
Coastal wetlands off the Eastern Shore of Virginia. (Sarah Vogelsong / Virginia Mercury) Those puddles of water along highways and property that seem like swamps are wetlands, a natural resource with numerous environmental benefits ranging from wildlife habitat and protection from flooding. How those wetlands are sited and how they are protected is determined by […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed two top Democratic legislative priorities on Thursday: bills that would have allowed the recreational retail sales of marijuana to begin next year and measures mandating a minimum wage increase. The development did not come as a surprise. While Youngkin had not explicitly threatened to veto […]
“A big win,” is a phrase not often associated with the Washington Wizards. But that’s exactly what the basketball franchise could’ve been for Virginia, the state’s Republican governor told reporters Thursday, after the state Legislature dropped language from its compromise budget that would’ve enabled the Wizards and the NHL’s Washington Capitals to relocate to Alexandria […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers passed legislation Wednesday that if approved by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin would allow recreational retail sales of marijuana to begin next year. Under the bills, the state would start taking applications on Sept. 1 for cultivating, testing, processing and selling the drug in preparation for the market to open […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Legislation that would end tax benefits for the United Daughters of the Confederacy — the Richmond-based women’s group that helped erect many of the country’s Confederate monuments — is on its way to Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who hasn’t said whether he supports it. The Democratic-led House of Delegates gave […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Dozens of pieces of gun-related legislation that advocates say will bolster public safety are winding their way through Virginia’s Democratic-controlled General Assembly, including a measure that would halt the sale of certain semi-automatic firearms. The question hanging over all the bills is: Just how many will Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin veto? […]
Donald Trump Jr., Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp will be among the speakers appearing at Washington and Lee University’s Mock Convention next month — a student event that has often hosted future presidents and presidential candidates in the past. The event occurs every four years and models itself after the nominating […]