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PRESS RELEASE: April 2022 General Fund Revenues Exceed Forecasts

PRESS RELEASE: April 2022 General Fund Revenues Exceed Forecasts

Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that April revenue collections exceeded forecasts, growing 45.7 percent over April of 2021. General fund revenues were approximately $1.9 billion higher year-to-date than the mid-session revised forecast issued in February. Total revenue collections have risen 19.0 percent through April, well ahead of the revised annual forecast of 9.2 percent growth.Read more

Youngkin Implores Universities to Hire Faculty With “Diverse Political Perspectives”

Youngkin Implores Universities to Hire Faculty With “Diverse Political Perspectives”

Governor Glenn Youngkin is stepping up his efforts to diversify the political opinions offered to students in the Commonwealth, calling on university presidents to hire faculty “with diverse political perspectives” and encourage free speech on campuses statewide. On Tuesday, Youngkin sent a letter to the Council of Presidents outlining is expectations for universities in Virginia in the upcoming school year. Read more

Trump Sells DC Hotel to Miami-Based Investor Group for $375 Million

Trump Sells DC Hotel to Miami-Based Investor Group for $375 Million

On Wednesday, the Trump Organization announced that it had sold the lease to their Washington, D.C. hotel located on Pennsylvania Ave to a Miami-based investor group. The Trump International Hotel is officially closing its doors after reaching an agreement to sell the property for a reported $375 million.Read more

Youngkin, Hogan Join Forces to Protect Supreme Court Justices’ Homes

Youngkin, Hogan Join Forces to Protect Supreme Court Justices’ Homes

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin is teaming up with neighboring state Governor Larry Hogan to call on U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to enforce federal laws that prohibit protests geared toward swaying a judicial decision in a pending case. Following the leaked report that the Supreme Court was preparing to overturn Roe v. Wade protestors have mounted large demonstrations outside the family homes of Justices Samuel Alito (Alexandria) and Brett Kavanaugh (Montgomery County).Read more

Governor Youngkin Announces Over $1.2 Million in Growth and Opportunity Virginia Grants to Support Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Workforce Development

Governor Youngkin Announces Over $1.2 Million in Growth and Opportunity Virginia Grants to Support Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Workforce Development

Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced more than $1,261,859 in Growth and Opportunity for Virginia (GO Virginia) grant awards for eight projects focused on creating critical talent pipelines to support regional economic growth, strengthen workforce development and support collaborative programs between localities, public entities and private businesses.Read more

AG Miyares Slams Vandalism at Virginia Pro-Life Clinic

AG Miyares Slams Vandalism at Virginia Pro-Life Clinic

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares slammed those responsible for vandalizing the life First Pregnancy Resources Center in Manassas, VA following the leaked report that the Supreme Court had moved to overturn Roe v. Wade. The vandalism is yet another sad example in a line of acts of vandalisms seen across the country committed by pro-abortion activists.Read more

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Attorney General Miyares Urges Federal Agency to Help Human Trafficking Victims Rebuild Their Lives

Attorney General Miyares Urges Federal Agency to Help Human Trafficking Victims Rebuild Their Lives

Attorney General Jason Miyares announced today he joined a bipartisan letter of 41 attorneys general to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) supporting the intent of the Debt Bondage Repair Act in the agency’s rulemaking, implementing these recent amendments to Section 605C of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).Continue Reading

PRESS RELEASE: April 2022 General Fund Revenues Exceed Forecasts

PRESS RELEASE: April 2022 General Fund Revenues Exceed Forecasts

Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that April revenue collections exceeded forecasts, growing 45.7 percent over April of 2021. General fund revenues were approximately $1.9 billion higher year-to-date than the mid-session revised forecast issued in February. Total revenue collections have risen 19.0 percent through April, well ahead of the revised annual forecast of 9.2 percent growth.Continue Reading

Youngkin Implores Universities to Hire Faculty With “Diverse Political Perspectives”

Youngkin Implores Universities to Hire Faculty With “Diverse Political Perspectives”

Governor Glenn Youngkin is stepping up his efforts to diversify the political opinions offered to students in the Commonwealth, calling on university presidents to hire faculty “with diverse political perspectives” and encourage free speech on campuses statewide. On Tuesday, Youngkin sent a letter to the Council of Presidents outlining is expectations for universities in Virginia in the upcoming school year. Continue Reading

Youngkin, Hogan Join Forces to Protect Supreme Court Justices’ Homes

Youngkin, Hogan Join Forces to Protect Supreme Court Justices’ Homes

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin is teaming up with neighboring state Governor Larry Hogan to call on U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to enforce federal laws that prohibit protests geared toward swaying a judicial decision in a pending case. Following the leaked report that the Supreme Court was preparing to overturn Roe v. Wade protestors have mounted large demonstrations outside the family homes of Justices Samuel Alito (Alexandria) and Brett Kavanaugh (Montgomery County).Continue Reading

Governor Youngkin Announces Over $1.2 Million in Growth and Opportunity Virginia Grants to Support Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Workforce Development

Governor Youngkin Announces Over $1.2 Million in Growth and Opportunity Virginia Grants to Support Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Workforce Development

Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced more than $1,261,859 in Growth and Opportunity for Virginia (GO Virginia) grant awards for eight projects focused on creating critical talent pipelines to support regional economic growth, strengthen workforce development and support collaborative programs between localities, public entities and private businesses.Continue Reading

Virginia School Board Delays Decision on Telling Parents How Their Child ‘Self-Identifies’

Virginia School Board Delays Decision on Telling Parents How Their Child ‘Self-Identifies’

Members of Virginia’s Orange County School Board in delayed a vote on a proposal that would who force schools to inform parents of their child’s “self-identification”. The delayed vote was part of a larger resolution that would require the schools to also notify parents if there was sexually explicit materials included in their child’s curriculum.Continue Reading

AG Miyares Slams Vandalism at Virginia Pro-Life Clinic

AG Miyares Slams Vandalism at Virginia Pro-Life Clinic

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares slammed those responsible for vandalizing the life First Pregnancy Resources Center in Manassas, VA following the leaked report that the Supreme Court had moved to overturn Roe v. Wade. The vandalism is yet another sad example in a line of acts of vandalisms seen across the country committed by pro-abortion activists.Continue Reading

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