Trump wants to cut taxes. So do governors and lawmakers in some states
President-elect Donald Trump has proposed trillions of dollars of tax cuts. In some states, governors and lawmakers are ...
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Republicans tout voucher proposal; Surovell says it's unconstitutional
Gov. Glenn Youngkin emphasized on Thursday that the $50 million proposal would come from the state’s general fund, not from ...
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Virginia bill to create marijuana market passes first hurdle
Legislation to set up a regulated retail market for marijuana passed a first General Assembly hurdle on the same kind of party line vote on the essentially identical bill that Gov. Glenn Youngkin ...
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Dems pushed forward with bill to create retail market for recreational marijuana, Youngkin implies he won’t sign it
Virginia Democrats are moving forward with their efforts to set up a retail market for the sale of recreational marijuana, something Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) has implied he won’t sign into law.
Richmond utility director resigns as water crisis under investigation
The water outages began last week when a winter storm battered the Old Dominion and there was a power outage at the city’s ...
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Virginia Senate Committee Advances Bill To Legalize Marijuana Sales Despite Governor’s Opposition
Lawmakers on a Virginia Senate committee have greenlit a proposal to legalize and regulate adult-use marijuana sales in the ...
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General Fund Revenues up 6.7%
Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that total general fund revenues are up 6.7 percent ($892.1 million) year-over-year through the first six months of ...
Judge ends Virginia consent decree on developmental disability services: Here’s what that means
Virginia has been under a Justice Department consent decree since 2012 to improve services for people with developmental ...
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Minimum Wage Hike Clears Hurdle in House Committee
RICHMOND — Virginia’s minimum wage could rise to $15 by 2027 under a proposal that cleared the House Labor and Commerce ...
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Virginia’s emergency response has been hampered by a lack of resources for years. Advocates and lawmakers hope 2025 is the year that will change.
Legislators from both parties have introduced measures to create a stand fund to support emergency management programs across ...
Read Gov. Healey’s full State of the Commonwealth address
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey touted her accomplishments halfway into her term and laid out future priorities.
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Breakdown of the State of the Commonwealth address
BOSTON (WWLP) – Governor Maura Healey spoke on the future of the commonwealth on Thursday as she reflected on the past year. ...