Youngkin says the state can afford $1 billion in tax cuts while adding $2.6 billion in spending on key priorities. He spoke after donating blood at the American Red Cross in Petersburg.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin wants to beat Democrats at their own game by helping Republicans vote early, in person and by absentee ballot, in the November legislative elections that will determine political control of the next General Assembly.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin says that a recent revenue report demonstrates that "there is plenty of money in the system to fund ... shared priorities of education, behavioral health and law enforcement while returning more of Virginians' hard-earned dollars back to their wallets."
A look at June 2023's Election Day in photos across Richmond region
Sen. Joe Morrissey speaks to the media after he conceded the election to Lashrecse Aird at an election night party at Brother’s Pizza in Petersburg on Tuesday.
Mike Kropf, TIMES-DISPATCH
Sen. Joe Morrissey speaks to the media after he conceded the election to Lashrecse Aird during an election night party at Brother's Pizza in Petersburg. The candidates’ positions on abortion have played a central role in the election.
Mike Kropf, TIMES-DISPATCH
Glen Sturtevant, who won the Republican nomination in the 12th Senate District, votes on Tuesday at Robious Elementary School in Midlothian.
Margo Wagner, Times-Dispatch
Robert Wu, left, and Mary Wu vote in the primary election on Tuesday at Robious Elementary School in Midlothian.
Margo Wagner, Times-Dispatch
Ashley Hood gets instructions from poll worker Vic Mudryk on Tuesday at Robious Elementary School in Midlothian.
MARGO WAGNER, TIMES-DISPATCH
Lori Cochrane Sturtevant, left, and Glen Sturtevant, center, talk to poll worker Pam Maxey after casting ballots on Tuesday at Robious Elementary School in Midlothian.
MARGO WAGNER, TIMES-DISPATCH
Former state Sen. Amanda Chase, seen speaking with a voter in 2023, says she is seeking the Republican nomination for governor. She finished third in the 2021 contest that nominated Glenn Youngkin.
Margo Wagner, Times-Dispatch
From left, JD Jones, Pat Eggleston, Heather Pyles and Virginia State Sen. Amanda Chase wait to greet voters on Tuesday outside Bailey Bridge Middle School in Midlothian.
Margo Wagner, Times-Dispatch
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Former Del. Lashrecse Aird, who defeated Sen. Joe Morrissey, D-Petersburg on Tuesday, gives her victory speech at the IBEW Local 666 in Highland Springs.
Nicolas Galindo, TIMES-DISPATCH
Lashrecse Aird wipes tears away after defeating Joe Morrissey at an election night party at the IBEW Local 666 in Highland Springs, Va. June 20, 2023.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin says that a recent revenue report demonstrates that "there is plenty of money in the system to fund ... shared priorities of education, behavioral health and law enforcement while returning more of Virginians' hard-earned dollars back to their wallets."
