US EditionStark difference: Youngkin says these bills would hurt businesses, Spanberger says they would help employees
- On Monday, Governor Glenn Youngkin vetoed numerous bills passed by the General Assembly, covering topics from minimum wage to firearm regulations and housing, which set a state record for him with 201 vetoes in a single year.
- Youngkin defended his vetoes by arguing that the rejected bills would impose new payroll taxes, increase the cost of living, hurt job growth, stifle innovation, undermine energy plans, and make communities less safe, while existing laws already address many of the issues the bills aimed to resolve.
- Among the vetoed bills were proposals to raise the minimum wage to $13.50 by January 1, 2026, establish a paid family and medical leave insurance program covering eligible employees at 80% of their average weekly wage for up to 12 weeks, allow localities to seek injunctions against landlords for rental agreement violations posing health and safety threats, and require locking devices with firearm sales.
- Youngkin stated that a minimum wage mandate imperils market freedom and economic competitiveness, and that states with paid family leave have struggled to maintain competitive job growth, while Senator Adam Ebbin quoted that Youngkin is denying a day in court for those killed due to the irresponsible actions of the firearm industry by vetoing my bill, SB 1450.
- Abigail Spanberger, a Democratic candidate for governor, criticized the vetoes, arguing that Youngkin is dismissing an opportunity to protect Virginia's workers and ensure a fairer wage, while supporters of marijuana legalization contend that the unregulated black market is the true driver of gun violence and that failing to establish a legal retail market threatens public safety.
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Democrats react to Gov. Youngkin vetoing more than 150 bills
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Virginia Democrats are sounding off after Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) vetoed more than 150 bills passed by the General Assembly. “These are just common sense policies that allow our workforce to remain competitive,” Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell (D-Fairfax) told 8News. Youngkin vetoed several work-related bills, including one to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour by Jan. 1, 2027, and another that would give e…
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Ahead of his Monday night deadline to act on bills from the 2025 General Assembly session, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced his budget amendments at a press conference in Richmond Monday morning. (Photo by Markus Schmidt/Virginia Mercury)In the final year of his tenure, Gov. Glenn Youngkin carried out his duty to sign, veto and amend hundreds of bills handed to him by the Democratic-controlled legislature for the last time Monday, rejecting a propo…
Stark difference: Youngkin says these bills would hurt businesses, Spanberger says they would help employees
Virginia voters choose a new governor this year, and they are getting a clearer picture of the political differences in front of them after Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed dozens of bills sent to him by the General Assembly. Several of the bills struck down by Youngkin would have had a significant impact on businesses, including one that called for an increase in Virginia’s minimum wage. It would have raised the current rate of $12.41 per …
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