Did you hear? Yes, it's true. Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin vetoed the minimum wage increase bills (House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 1). The minimum wage bill would have increased wages for over 600,000 workers in Virginia. @vadogwoodnews Did you hear? Yes, it's...
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The measure to establish a right to contraception in Virginia is intended to preempt any future attacks on reproductive rights in the wake of Roe v. Wade being overturned. As conservatives across the country erode reproductive rights in the wake of the overturning of...
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Youngkin and Democrats have fought bitterly over an ill-fated major league sports arena and a slew of Democratic legislative priorities, raising questions over whether both sides can strike a budget compromise before the end of the fiscal year.
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Both of these bills were top priorities of the Democratic-controlled General Assembly this legislative session. Youngkin’s vetoes came just one day after his top priority–a $2 billion development district that would have included a new arena meant to attract the NHL’s Washington Capitals and the NBA’s Washington Wizards to Alexandria–fell through.
