Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoes 25 bills that all passed with bipartisan support, targeting Democrats and raising accusations of political payback.
Lawmakers of both parties had not yet finished negotiations, so the legislature went into recess and will return to Richmond on April 27 to take up Youngkin’s proposed amendments and vetoes — and possibly to finish work on the budget.Youngkin signaled philosophical issues with a few of his vetoes. He killed four bills that recommended studies, saying he is a governor of “action,” not rumination.
In six cases, Youngkin said he vetoed the bill because he had signed a House version that did the same thing. But governors routinely sign both versions of a measure — including Youngkin, who did so several times among the 700 bills he approved or amended. Democrats approved Youngkin’s 15 other Cabinet picks. After the regular General Assembly session ended in March, Youngkin made Wheeler a senior adviser — a position that does not require sign-off from the legislature.The political tussles have considerable upside for Youngkin, said Farnsworth.
Hoyler argued those board members — including chair Jeff Morse , Ian Serotkin , Denise Corbo , Atoosa Reaser , Harris Mahedavi , John Beatty and Brenda Sheridan — deserve to serve out their full terms.wrote on Facebook Serotkin said in a written statement that “this is a brazen effort to overturn the will of the people, who democratically elected the School Board to a four year term in 2019. The continued targeting and harassment of Loudoun County by the Governor to score political points does nothing to help our students — that continues to be my sole focus. “
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