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The Republican Standard
- June 2, 2022
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RICHMOND, Virginia — The Republican-controlled House of Delegates and the Democrat-controlled Senate finally sent a budget compromise for Fiscal Year 2023 beginning July 1 to Governor Glenn Youngkin on Wednesday, but while leaders from both parties praised the budget, individual Democrats and Republicans criticized the compromise for problems ranging from no gas tax holiday to cuts […]

Eric Burk is a reporter at The Virginia Star and The Star News Network. ...
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The Republican Standard
- May 28, 2022
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After months of behind-the-scenes negotiations, General Assembly budget negotiators revealed details of a deal in a Thursday briefing with only reporters from The Washington Post and The Richmond Times-Dispatch. According to their reporting, the deal includes significant wins for both sides, including a major increase of the standard deduction but no gas tax holiday. The private budget negotiations […]

Eric Burk is a reporter at The Virginia Star and The Star News Network. ...
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The Republican Standard
- February 26, 2019
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Republicans tackled political redistricting, the State Board of Elections, the processing of “Governor’s Papers,” bookkeeping for local treasurers, and even expanding the sale of booze on Sunday.

Alex Lemieux is a Richmond-based editor with The Republican Standard. ...
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The Republican Standard
- February 25, 2019
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Following last February’s school shooting in Parkland, Florida, the General Assembly passed some of the security enhancing priority recommendations provided by Virginia’s first select committee commissioned in 155 years.

Alex Lemieux is a Richmond-based editor with The Republican Standard. ...