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- June 4, 2022
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Polls: Youngkin Has Positive Job Approval, Biden Approval Declining

Governor Glenn Youngkin has net positive job approval in two polls released Friday. A Roanoke College poll has the governor at 53 percent approval and 35 percent disapproval while a Public Policy Polling survey has him at 43 percent approval, 34 percent disapproval. The Roanoke results are up from 50 percent approval in February, although the PPP results are […]

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- June 3, 2022
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Newt Gingrich Commentary: Punishing Pennsylvania, Liberating Virginia

by Newt Gingrich   Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolfe and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin are moving their states in opposite directions. Gov. Youngkin is focused on lowering the cost of living and improving Virginia’s appeal as a place to do business. Boeing’s recent announcement that it is moving from Illinois to Virginia is an example of […]

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- June 2, 2022
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Virginia House, Senate Pass Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Compromise

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 […]

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- June 2, 2022
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Governor Youngkin Ceremonially Signs VEC Reform & Private Family Leave Legislation

On Tuesday in Virginia’s capitol, Governor Youngkin ceremonially signed five bills that deliver on the Governor’s commitment to enact common sense solutions to make government work better for Virginians and provide solutions for the Commonwealth’s business community. According to the official announcement, one of the bills is meant to help the struggling Virginia Employment Commission […]

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- June 1, 2022
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Budget Proposal Includes New Marijuana Misdemeanor, Blocks Richmond Casino License for Now

The General Assembly is expected to vote Wednesday on a budget compromise hammered out by top money legislators from House Republicans and Senate Democrats. The proposal includes tax and spending policy, but also includes legislation that would fund lab schools, block a Richmond casino for now, and create new marijuana misdemeanors for possession of more than four […]

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- May 31, 2022
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Youngkin Signs Law That Involved Law Enforcement in School in School Crimes

As part of the 30 bills that Governor Youngkin recently signed into law, one of the notable ones is a Va. law that will require more school crimes to be reported to law enforcement. As reported by WTOP, the newly signed law will increase the number of school-based incidents reported to law enforcement and codifies […]

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- May 31, 2022
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WATCH: Youngkin and Sears Deliver Keynotes at Memorial Day Events

Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears, a Marine Corps veteran, spoke at the Commonwealth of Virginia’s 66th Memorial Day Ceremony Monday, honoring the sacrifices made by service members and their families. “The people we are here to honor, to remember, they don’t sit among us. If we are to see them, then we must visit their graves, […]

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- May 29, 2022
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Youngkin Takes Final Action on 30 Bills, Signs Loudoun School Board Bill Without Requirement to Make Board Run Again

Governor Glenn Youngkin signed 23 bills and vetoed seven after the General Assembly voted to accept, accept in part, or reject Youngkin’s amendments to the original legislation. Although the Senate rejected Youngkin’s amendment to force the whole Loudoun County School Board (LCSB) to run again this year, Youngkin approved Delegate David Reid’s (D-Loudoun) underlying bill, […]

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- May 29, 2022
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Washington Post Ed Calls Out Lowered Academic Standards in Virginia

Following Governor Youngkin’s release of a report that found sliding education performance and lowered standards in Virginia, the Washington Post has also released a scathing editorial, calling out Virginia Democrats who cause the educational decline in the first place. As reported by Fox News, the article offered more critical details than an assessment that came from Virginia […]

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- May 27, 2022
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Youngkin Announces Manufacturing Expansion in the City of Newport News

In another deal announcement that Youngkin is making deals to create jobs in Virginia, the Governor has announced Mühlbauer Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Germany-based Mühlbauer Group and the world’s top producer of automated machinery designed to implement intelligent solutions, will invest $9 million to expand its operation in the City of Newport News. In a […]

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