Richmond, Virginia—Virginia is slowly becoming a better state for workers, and Governor Glenn Youngkin is not going to stand for that. On Thursday, the Governor, who divides his time between his state-funded lodgings at the Governor’s Mansion and his 30-acre ranch in the wealthy DC suburb of Great Falls, vetoed life-changing legislation that would have raised the minimum wage […]
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Democrats Pass Lifesaving Gun Violence Prevention Bills, Governor Strikes Them Down
Richmond, Virginia—In a blow to communities still reeling from the impact of gun violence, Governor Glenn Youngkin has vetoed dozens of bills that would have helped stem the tide of mass shootings and preventable gun deaths. In a veto session on Tuesday, the Governor vetoed thirty gun violence prevention bills passed by the General Assembly; […]
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Governor Vetos Critical Tool to Combat Election Fraud
Richmond, Virginia—Glenn Youngkin, who has flirted with Donald Trump’s election denial claims and who campaigned for several prominent election deniers, has vetoed a bill that would have helped Virginia maintain up-to-date voter rolls and prevent election fraud. The Election Registration Information Center (ERIC) database is a bipartisan interstate initiative that allows states to share voter registration records: this, […]
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Governor Drags Feet on Reproductive Health Bills, Appoints Anti-Choice Extremist To State Board of Health
Richmond, Virginia—By the close of the 2024 General Assembly session, legislators had passed a number of bills to protect the life, health, and autonomy of pregnant people, as well as pro-family pieces of legislation like paid family and medical leave. These bills are currently languishing unsigned on Governor Glenn Youngkin’s desk. However, the Governor did […]
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House and Senate Pass Assault Weapons Ban
Richmond, Virginia—Families who have lost loved ones to gun violence celebrated today as the House passed a historic ban on assault weapons. SB 2, sponsored by Senator Creigh Deeds, narrowly passed the House today on a vote of 51-49. The House cognate, HB 2, sponsored by Delegate Dan Helmer passed the Senate today by a vote of […]
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Marriage Equality Passes the Senate, Now Heads to the Governor
Richmond, Virginia—While it’s shameful that basic marriage rights are still up for debate in 2024, LGBTQ+ community members and interracial couples are one step closer to being allowed to marry without hindrance in Virginia. Today, the Senate passed HB 174, a marriage equality bill sponsored by Delegate Rozia Henson. The bill, which passed the House earlier […]
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Relief Gets Closer For Working Families As Paid Family and Medical Leave Passes Subcommittee
Richmond, Virginia—Young families struggling with the high cost of living and the absence of any federally-backed paid leave may be one step closer to relief today. HB 737, sponsored by Delegate Briana Sewell, passed out of the House Committee on Labor and Commerce Subcommittee #2 and will now be sent to the House Committee on Appropriations. […]
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Governor Youngkin’s Tax Plan: More Money For His Rich Friends, Higher Costs For Everyone Else
Richmond, Virginia—Working families in our community would pay more for everything from a bar of soap to their Netflix subscription under Governor Youngkin’s tax package, while the top 1% of earners would enjoy a nearly $10,000 tax cut. Today, we’re celebrating that the Senate Finance Committee saw through the Governor’s campaign rhetoric and voted SB […]
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Glenn Youngkin Marches With the March for Life While Democrats Pass Lifesaving Bills
Richmond, Virginia—While legislators debated life-saving gun violence prevention bills in the General Assembly, Governor Glenn Youngkin decided that his time would be better spent marching with the far-right extremists during the March for Life, doubling down on his plans for a ban on abortion. Bills attempting to restrict abortion access have largely failed in the […]
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Lt. Governor Winsome Sears Misgenders Senator, Offers Non-Apology Apology
Richmond, Virginia—When Lieutenant Governor Winsome Sears referred to Senator Danica Roem, the first transgender person elected to the Virginia legislature, as “sir” on the Senate floor today, she added to her long, ignominious record of transphobic remarks and anti-LGBTQ+ views. Roem, who served as the Delegate from Manassas from 2018-2024 and was elected to the […]