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- April 9, 2022
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Youngkin Signs Even More Bills Into Law, Now Over 100

In an update to the already 40 bills signed by Governor Youngkin, he has added to that list, and now has signed over 100 bills into law. Some bills were signed with little fanfare, while others had ceremonial signing events from Youngkin. Two of those include on banning a truck modification known as the “Carolina Squat” — […]

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The Republican Standard
- April 8, 2022
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Youngkin Replaces State Agency Ban Phasing Out Single-Use Plastics with Order Promoting Recycling

Governor Glenn Youngkin has rescinded an executive order from former Governor Ralph Northam that ordered Virginia agencies to phase out single-use plastics and Styrofoam. Youngkin issued a new executive order to promote recycling in state agencies and eliminate food waste. “Too often in the past, Virginia has been presented with a false choice between saving our environment and growing […]

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The Republican Standard
- April 7, 2022
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Youngkin donates 1st quarter salary to Va. law enforcement assistance fund

Showing that he is a man of his word, Governor Yongkin has donated his entire first quarter salary to the Virginia Law Enforcement Assistance Program.  During his 2021 campaign, the Governor pledged to donate his gubernatorial salary. Today, he announced the donation of $43,750 at VALEAP’s Post Critical Incident Seminar in Harrisonburg, Va. Governor Younkin […]

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The Republican Standard
- April 7, 2022
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Youngkin signs multiple animal welfare bills into law

Governor Youngkin has been busy. Just last week, he signed over 40 bills into law. While there are quite a lot of bills to go over, several of them pertained to animal welfare. Dubbed the “Beagle Bills,” the latest round of laws was inspired by the repeated animal welfare violations uncovered at a beagle breeding facility […]

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The Republican Standard
- April 6, 2022
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Youngkin Announces New Appointments to the Virginia Parole Board

Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced new appointments to the Virginia Parole Board Tuesday after state Democrats rejected four of his initial appointees. Last month, the Democratic-controlled state Senate blocked the appointments of Tracy Banks, Cheryl Nici-O’Connell, Charles Partin and Carmen Williams to the Parole Board. The legislature did approve Chadwick Dotson as the new chairman […]

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The Republican Standard
- April 6, 2022
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Virginia Governor honors fallen Henrico officer

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In response to the tragic death of Henrico Police Officer Trey Marshall Sutton, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin ordered all flags to be flown at half-staff Wednesday, April 6, from sunrise until sunset. According to this report, Police Officer Trey Sutton was killed in a three-vehicle crash when a truck drove into the intersection of Wilkinson Road […]

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The Republican Standard
- April 6, 2022
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Virginia’s Governor Proposes 3-Month Gas Tax Holiday

In a move similar to the legislation made in Maryland, Governor Younkin is proposing a gas tax suspension to combat rising gas prices and inflation costs. Youngkin’s proposal would suspend the Motor Vehicle Fuels tax for May, June and July before slowly phasing it back in slowly in August and September. The state tax is […]

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The Republican Standard
- April 4, 2022
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Youngkin Signs 45 Bills Ahead of Special Session

In an effort to get as much done before tonight’s General Assembly Special Session as possible, Governor Glenn Youngkin signed 45 non-controversial bills on Friday. (RELATED: What You Need to Know About Virginia’s General Assembly Special Session) Youngkin’s released a press  highlighted bills to cut fees for sportsmen, increase law enforcement training to recognize human […]

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The Republican Standard
- April 3, 2022
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What You Need to Know About Virginia’s General Assembly Special Session

Gov. Youngkin has called lawmakers back to Richmond to finalize the state’s biennial budget. On Monday, Youngkin will be holding a General Assembly special session, in the legislature’s second attempt at completing the state’s biennial budget. When they last left off, a $3 billion gap still separated the spending bills of both parties, with most […]

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The Republican Standard
- April 2, 2022
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Virginia Gov. Youngkin Launches Task Force to Address Lack of Safe Placements for Foster Care Children

Via The Star News Network: Governor Glenn Youngkin launched the Safe and Sound Task Force to create safe placements for children in foster care, and said that from February 1 through July 30, 2021, 163 children spent at least one night in unsuitable arrangements such as local social services departments, hotels and emergency rooms. “It […]

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Eric Burk is a reporter at The Virginia Star and The Star News Network. ...