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Mar 15 2024
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Va. Senate Majority Leader pushes Gov. Youngkin to ‘compromise’ if he wants Alexandria sports arena built
While speaking on air with WTOP Thursday, Gov. Glenn Youngkin mentioned the possibility of resurrecting a plan to build a sports arena in Alexandria, Virginia, by including the project in his state budget resubmission. But, the Senate majority leader is pressing back on that idea. Following the governor’s interview, State Sen. Scott Surovell told WTOP he encourages Youngkin to “compromise”
WTOPMar 07 2024
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Youngkin: legislature flouting ‘broad bipartisan support’ in excluding arena from state budget • Virginia Mercury
Efforts to bring the Washington Wizards and Capitals to Virginia are now on life support after a proposal to finance an arena and associated entertainment district in Alexandria were stripped out of the two-year spending plan General Assembly budget negotiators began unveiling Thursday. The decision has openly upset Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who announced the project with great fanfare
Virginia MercuryApr 06 2024
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Youngkin doesn’t rule out rare budget veto as Va. deadline looms Monday
“I’m very optimistic that we can come together around a compromise budget,” he said Wednesday after signing an anti-labor-trafficking bill in Colonial Heights, a city south of Richmond. “I think that we can come to an agreement that we won’t have a tax decrease nor a tax increase and still have substantial resources for all of our priorities, including record investments in education,
Washington PostMar 14 2024
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Youngkin slams Democrats on taxes, arena, even as he asks for dialogue
“The other side has a vision for Virginia that candidly is based on taxing you more — as much as you can take, before you move away … and spending on pet projects,” Youngkin said to an invited crowd of about 100 supporters at the Eggs Up Grill in this Chesterfield County suburb of Richmond. He made the case for tax cuts and other budget priorities that were largely ignored by the Democratic-
Washington PostApr 11 2024
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KC Chiefs’ Rashee Rice turns himself in to Glenn Heights PD in Dallas hit-and-run crash
Kansas City Chiefs football player Rashee Rice turned himself in to authorities Thursday after Dallas police issued an arrest warrant for him in a hit-and-run crash that injured four people, according to police records. Rice turned himself in to the Glenn Heights Police Department on Thursday and was transferred to a regional jail in DeSoto. He faces eight charges: six counts of collision
Fort Worth Star-TelegramOct 31 2023
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Youngkin issues executive directive to combat antisemitism in Virginia
Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) announced Tuesday that he has issued Executive Directive Six, intended to combat antisemitism in the wake of the Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel. The directive allows Virginia State Police to operate at a heightened state to identify any threats quickly that are made against places of worship and religious communities. Additionally, it increases safety measures for
Washington ExaminerOct 31 2023
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Youngkin issues executive directive to combat antisemitism in Virginia
Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) announced Tuesday that he has issued Executive Directive Six, intended to combat antisemitism in the wake of the Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel. The directive allows Virginia State Police to operate at a heightened state to identify any threats quickly that are made against places of worship and religious communities. Additionally, it increases safety measures for
Colorado Springs GazetteMar 11 2024
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Gov. Youngkin acts on dozens of bills during 2024 lawmaking session
Youngkin had to act on 84 pieces of legislation or have them automatically become law. Example video title will go here for this video Example video title will go here for this video With a major deadline this past Friday, Youngkin had to act on 84 pieces of legislation or have them automatically become law. Of that legislation, 64 passed as written and another 20 were either sent back for
WVEC 13Feb 19 2024
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Democrats unveil proposed budgets, decide against including tax cuts proposed by Gov. Youngkin
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A budget battle is brewing in the Virginia General Assembly. On Sunday, the Democratic-controlled House of Delegates and Senate each unveiled similar, but separate proposed budgets for the two fiscal years beginning on July 1, 2024. Both of these budgets differ in several ways from Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s proposed budget, which he submitted last December. “Anytime there is
ABC 8 WRICJan 20 2024
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Chargers interview Lions coordinators Ben Johnson, Aaron Glenn
The Chargers interviewed Detroit Lions offensive and defensive coordinators Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn on Saturday for their coaching vacancy, the 13th and 14th candidates to replace Brandon Staley. Johnson, Glenn and the Lions face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday in an NFC Divisional playoff game. Johnson has been with Detroit since 2019, serving as the Lions’ offensive coordinator for
Orange County Register