Youngkin still eyeing gas tax break as he looks to next year DAVE RESS Richmond Times-Dispatch Aug 3, 2022 Aug 3, 2022 Updated Sep 9, 2023 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save kAm'x#vx}xp qtprw — w:D F?DF446DD7F= 2EE6>AE E@ 8:G6 2 DF>>6CE:>6 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^C:49>@?5]4@>^?6HD^DE2E6\2?5\C68:@?2=^8@GE\2?5\A@=:E:4D^D6?2E6\562=D\3=@HD\E@\J@F?8<:?\@?\82D\E2I\23@CE:@?\7F?5:?8\96\86ED\A2CE:2=\H:?\@?^2CE:4=60_e57bbg7\57hf\d`54\3b`3\h4cgc3_247cb]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm3C62< @? E96 82D E2Ik^2m H2D v@G] v=6?? *@F?8<:?’D 3:8 5:D2AA@:?E>6?E H:E9 2 DE2E6 3F586E E92E 56=:G6C65 ':C8:?:2’D 3:886DE 6G6C A24<286 @7 E2I C6=:67[ 3FE ':C8:?:2’D 49:67 6I64FE:G6 A=2?D E@ 3C:?8 E96 :562 @7 2 82D E2I 4FE 324< ?6IE J62C]k^AmkAm$A62<:?8 27E6C 2 E@H? 92== E@ C6A@CE @? 9:D =68:D=2E:G6 :?:E:2E:G6D[ *@F?8<:? 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