Teachers, state employees and state-supported local employees would receive raises of 3% in each year of the new two-year budget under an agreement that General Assembly budget negotiators unveiled on Thursday.
In vetoing this year's bills, Youngkin said the legislation would significantly reduce the protections afforded to law enforcement and erode prosecutors’ discretion in evaluating cases, while imposing an additional burden on the state's strained court system.
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Sen. Mamie Locke, D-Hampton, Sen. Adam Ebbin, D-Alexandria, and Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, wait for Governor Glenn Youngkin to speak about the budget in front of the Virginia state Capitol on Thursday. Lucas is head of the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee.
Del. Luke Torian, D-Prince William, seen here in 2021, is chairman of the House Appropriations Committee.
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Sen. Bill Stanley, R-Franklin County, sponsored the legislation to remove the medical malpractice cap in cases involving young children.
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Sen. Danny Diggs, R-York listens to one of his fellow senators speak at the Virginia State Capitol on Wednesday.
Sen. Mamie Locke, D-Hampton looks towards the front of the Virginia State Senate while her fellow senators talk amongst themselves while at ease at the Virginia State Capitol on January 10, 2024, in Richmond, Va. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES-DISPATCH
Sen. Bill DeSteph, R-Virginia Beach, talks to Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, at the state Capitol on Wednesday. Senate Bill 294, introduced by DeSteph, has been referred to the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee for consideration.
Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax, sponsored the bill to create a Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank.
Speaker of the House Don Scott Jr. addresses the House of Delegates at the Capitol Building on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. Scott is the first Black Speaker of the House of Delegates of Virginia.
Speaker of the House Don Scott Jr. addresses the House of Delegates at the Capitol Building on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. Scott is the first Black Speaker of the House of Delegates of Virginia.
Speaker of the House Don Scott Jr. addresses the House of Delegates at the Capitol Building on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. Scott is the first Black Speaker of the House of Delegates of Virginia.
Speaker of the House Don Scott Jr. addresses the House of Delegates at the Capitol Building on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. Scott is the first Black Speaker of the House of Delegates of Virginia.
Del. Don Scott Jr., D-Portsmouth becomes emotional before becoming Speaker of the House at the Capitol Building on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024.
