Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed 88 bills and vetoed 11 others, including legislation related to abortion services. The governor emphasized the need for compromise and maintaining the current tax policy status quo.
FILE - Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin delivers his State of the Commonwealth address before a joint session of the Virginia General Assembly, Jan. 10, 2024, at the state Capitol in Richmond, Va. Republican Gov. Youngkin signed 88 bills Friday, April 5, and vetoed 11 others, including legislation that advocates said would help protect women and medical practitioners from potential extraditions related to abortion services that are legal in Virginia .
Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell told reporters after Youngkin’s speech that lawmakers would be closely scrutinizing the governor’s amendments to ensure that the budget remained structurally balanced and that the amendments “provide the level of services that Virginians expect, given the level of wealth and income and expectations of our citizens.”
The General Assembly, which convened in January, objected to Youngkin’s proposal broadly, saying it would mostly benefit the wealthy. But as they rewrote the governor’s plan, they did keep one piece of the tax policy: the proposed new levy on digital goods, which they also expanded to cover business-to-business transactions. That movefrom influential industry groups and one of them — the Northern Virginia Technology Council — issued a statement Monday praising Youngkin’s call to drop the tax.
1. Invest a record amount of spending, $21.2 billion over the biennium, in K-12 public schools, and increase spending on higher education beyond the previous budget.4. Provide toll relief for lower-income residents of Norfolk and Hampton and increase funding for improvements along congested Interstate 81.
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