Context for the skill game mapping trend:

The area in red is the no skill game zone the General Assembly passed in 2020, before most people had even heard of Glenn Youngkin.

If no bill passes, the no skill game zone would stay this size.

Gov. Youngkin blocked a bunch of Democratic bills dealing with elections.

They touch on:

- Ranked choice voting
- Voting rights lawsuits
- Voter roll maintenance
- Gun bans at election sites

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WAVY got an anonymous tip that Newport News firefighters let a gunshot victim die instead of giving him medical aid.

They tried to use FOIA to track it down and were told 162 pages were being kept secret as 'personnel records.'

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Helpful geography breakdown from Dwayne Yancey showing how Youngkin's skill game amendments effectively ban skill games in most of Virginias's metro areas

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This grand jury report also raises questions about why the 6-year-old Richneck student's school disciplinary records went missing after he shot his teacher

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Leverage might explain some of Youngkin’s tough approach to skill games.

The idea of a grand arena/weed bargain is long gone, but there’s still room for a less-grand budget/skill game deal.

.Aaron Rouse, a sponsor of the skill game bill, isn't happy about Youngkin's amendments.

He says the bipartisan coalition that passed the bill will work to make sure 'the harmful provisions put into place by Governor Youngkin do not advance'