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http://vaplan.us 18-11-2017 17:18:30
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You don't have to sift through all 230+ #VaBudget amendments proposed by the governor.
We've updated our 'side-by-side' to show key proposals and how they compare to the gov's introduced budget & the budget passed by #VaLeg in March.
Get yours here ā¤µļø thecommonwealthinstitute.org/research/sessiā¦
Helpful map courtesy of Bill Stanley of exactly where skill games would be prohibited under the governor's recommendations (inside the large black circles), and how many businesses would be affected. Whatever policy you prefer, picking winners/losers like this seems wrong.
Gov recommends re-enactment clause on Senator Scott Surovell Clean Energy Innovation bank; but given timeline to take advantage of Inflation Reduction Act federal clean energy loans, waiting to July 2025 to get going effectively = throwing away the money. Background: virginiamercury.com/2023/12/11/fedā¦
āGovernor Youngkinās substitute would effectively make it a suggestion rather than a law and leave our rights up to the whims of the people in power. Both chambers should reject the substitute, and the governor should sign the original bills.ā
news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-andā¦
For the third year in a row, Glenn Youngkin is attempting to remove funding for women in Virginia experiencing exactly what Amanda went through.
Thank God our Democratic leaders will continue to stand up to him and not allow him to sentence these women to death.
TCI is greatly concerned about the governorās proposed amendments that would reduce funding for our students.
Compared to the #VaBudget passed by #VaLeg , the gov cuts:
āļø$162 million for students from low-income families,
āļø$47 million of support for #EnglishLearners ,
āļø& more
Data shows #FinesAndFees have always been inefficient revenue sources.
Sadly, they're effective at tethering people to the legal system because court debt can be collected for up to 60 yrs in #Virginia .
Statement on gov's veto of bill to reform this ā¤µļø
thecommonwealthinstitute.org/newsroom/goverā¦