Glenn Youngkin

Democratic Virginia lawmakers again are trying to get Gov. Glenn Youngkin to sign legislation guaranteeing access to a wide array of contraception medications and devices.  Democrats got 37,000 Virginians to sign a petition for Youngkin to sign the Right to Contraception Act approved by the Democrat-controlled Virginia Senate and House of Delegates. Guaranteeing access to all contraception is crucial, co-sponsor…

Virginia’s Democratic lawmakers are renewing their push to get Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin to sign what they are calling “The Right to Contraception Act.” It would create a law guaranteeing access to a wide array of contraception medications and devices. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey explains why lawmakers rejected the governor’s version of their legislation.  

Leaders of the Democratic-controlled Virginia General Assembly have reached a last-minute deal with Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin to extend state budget negotiations in an attempt to avert gridlock. Lawmakers on Wednesday voted to effectively start the budget process over in a special session. Top leaders say the change in course was made in an effort to lower tensions over the...

The Virginia General Assembly unanimously decided it’s easier to start from scratch than try to salvage the governor’s heavily amended version of the state budget. Northern Virginia Reporter Drew Wilder explains.

An Arlington nonprofit that helps domestic violence survivors is criticizing Gov. Glenn Youngkin for vetoing several gun-related bills. Doorways says the vetoes leave a legal loophole open, putting victims at risk.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin amended his proposed budget to put more of the responsibility to close Metro’s budget gap on Northern Virginia. What was thought to be a pledge of extra funding from Richmond for Metro essentially was taken back. “Not shocked, but disappointed,” said Northern Virginia Transportation Commission Chair and Arlington County Board member Matt de Ferranti. In...

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin made an amendment to his proposed budget putting more of the responsibility to close Metro’s budget gap on Northern Virginia. News4 Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss explains.

The state budget battle could affect everything from your wallet to your health. Gov. Youngkin vetoed more than 100 bills passed by the legislature’s democratic majority. 

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin and the Democratic lawmakers who control the Virginia General Assembly have spent months at odds over taxes. The governor now says the way to find a compromise and get a new two-year budget done on time is to stick with the tax policy status quo. Youngkin during a speech on Monday outlined a lengthy package of...

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has signed more 88 bills and vetoed 11, including a measure that advocates say would have helped protect women and medical practitioners from potential extraditions related to abortion services that are legal in Virginia. The governor’s office announced the moves late Friday. In a move that surprised some observers, the governor signed a bill that is...

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed 88 new bills, including a measure backed by abortion rights groups. But 11 vetoes were also handed down Friday night. Among those vetoes were legislation that would have shielded women and medical practitioners from potential extraditions because of abortion services.

Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has vetoed two top Democratic legislative priorities. He announced vetoes Thursday to bills that would have allowed the recreational retail sales of marijuana to begin next year and measures mandating a minimum wage increase. Youngkin said the marijuana bill would create health and safety problems. Virginia legalized the adult possession of marijuana several years ago...

Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin says he has vetoed 30 pieces of gun-related legislation, including measures that would have halted the sale of certain semi-automatic firearms. Youngkin’s vetoes announced Tuesday drew criticism from Democrats. They were not surprising, but the governor had been vague enough on the issue that he had left even gun-rights groups with a degree of uncertainty...

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has vetoed nearly two dozen pieces of crime and law enforcement legislation. The vetoes include a bill that would expand the credits inmates can receive to get out of prison early and one that would allow some immigrants who are not U.S. citizens to become police officers. The Republican governor announced his final action on a...

Top legislators in the Virginia House of Delegates are disputing Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s claim that an independent consultant gave the thumbs-up to his proposal to lure two sports teams to the state. In speeches given across the state, Youngkin has said that an outside review commissioned by the House gave the proposal a clean bill of health. Lawmakers say...

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin says he won’t support a budget that increases Virginians’ tax burden. His public remarks Thursday panned the spending plan the Democratic-controlled General Assembly sent to his desk last week as a nonstarter. Youngkin says he hopes to avoid vetoing the budget as a whole. He’s calling on Democratic leaders to “get around the table” with his...

Virginia’s governor slammed the state budget that passed the General Assembly with bipartisan support but left out the deal to allow the Washington Capitals and Wizards to build a new arena in Potomac Yard. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder has the latest about the future of the arena deal.

Virginia lawmakers have approved a state budget and sent it to Gov. Glenn Youngkin, but leaving out two of his top priorities, including tax cuts and an arena for the Capitals and Wizards.

Virginia lawmakers have wrapped up their 60-day legislative session by approving a two-year state budget that includes pay raises for teachers and state employees. The new budget approved Saturday also increases education funding and expands the state sales to tax to cover digital services. Notably missing from the budget is language that would have helped Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin achieve...

Gun safety laws have been sailing through the Democratic-controlled Virginia General Assembly, but the question remains, which ones will Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin sign? Investigative Reporter Ted Oberg and the News4 I-Team report he’s expected to sign some, but some victims’ advocates say that isn’t enough.