Glenn Youngkin

Stafford hikes taxes 11%, increases school funding $16 million

By Uriah Kiser

It took multiple attempts, votes to reconsider, and 12 hours filled with arguments and accusations, but Stafford County now has the fiscal year 2024 budget that will take effect July 1, 2023.

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Lawmakers approve Youngkin’s amendments to hemp bills

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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin

By Madison Hirneisen

(The Center Square) – Virginia lawmakers approved amendments proposed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin to a pair of bills establishing regulations on hemp-derived products in the commonwealth, which includes a provision allowing some products containing both THC and CBD that are used therapeutically to remain on store shelves.

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Prince William

Youngkin donates 1st-quarter salary to jailhouse non-profit

By Potomac Local News
[Photo: Prince William County Brentsville District Supervisor Jeanine Lawson Facebook page]

The first couple donated a $43,750 check, the governor’s first-quarter salary, to Good News Jail and Prison Ministry, which works with inmates inside the jail, according to a press release.

The governor’s office did not tip off the press to his visit. Afterward, the first couple visited the nearby Prince William County Western District Police Station and spoke with a graduating crisis intervention team class.

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Fairfax

Youngkin calls for investigation into Virginia high school after allegations

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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R)

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Youngkin Bans TikTok and WeChat, both ‘a channel to the Chinese Communist Party’

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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin

Today, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin issued Executive Order #24, banning the use of certain Chinese-owned mobile phone applications and websites on state government technology.

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Youngkin proposes $1 billion in tax cuts in amended budget plan

By Potomac Local News
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R)

(The Center Square) – Gov. Glenn Youngkin proposed $1 billion in tax cuts as part of a list of updates he wants to make to the state’s two-year budget, which includes amendments to reduce Virginia’s corporate tax rate and individual income tax rate.

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Youngkin suspends COVID-related fees, fines following restaurant raid; Gov’s action ‘does nothing,’ says owner

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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin

The Virginia ABC Authority, backed by Virginia State Police troopers, raided a Spotsylvania County restaurant that defied orders to close in the face of government-ordered coronavirus restrictions in 2021.

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Virginia GOP files lawsuit in Prince William; Youngkin, Cruz to appear

By Potomac Local News

The Republican Party of Virginia filed a lawsuit against the Prince William County Elections Office. The GOP says the county has not done its job to allow handpicked party representatives to work as poll chiefs and assistant chiefs on Election Day, November 8, 2022.

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Youngkin’s Virginia energy plan gets mixed reaction from lawmakers

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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin developed a new energy plan, which he says would diversify the energy sector by tapping into nuclear energy, natural gas, renewables and other energy sources.

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George Mason, the last hold out, will freeze tuition at Youngkin’s request

By Potomac Local News
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (R) signs bills that alleviate taxes on military veteran pay at Quantico Corporate Center in Stafford County. [Uriah Kiser/Potomac Local News]

Public universities in our area and across the state will freeze tuition costs at the request of Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R). George Mason University was the last school of higher learning in Virginia to announce a tuition freeze after weeks of Younkin pushing schools across the state to leave costs flat amid rising inflation. George Mason operates its base campus in Fairfax, and a satellite campus in Prince William County, just outside Manassas, focused on science and technology.

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