Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin likely just did the people of Virginia a favor by vetoing 157 out of the 966 bills that came across his desk after the recently ended legislative session. He also sent another 159 back to the General Assembly with amendments.
Not the “record-setting” year he had last year (when he vetoed 201), but if you saw the headlines from AXIOS and other media outlets, it would be understandable to think that he had up and shut the whole state down:
- “With 157 vetoes so far this year, Youngkin has already rejected more bills than every other Virginia governor in the past 30 years” (AXIOS)
- “Democrats push back on Youngkin’s ‘heartless’ vetoes, budget cuts”(Richmond Times-Dispatch)
- “Youngkin vetoes bills that would have raised minimum wage, given paid sick leave to all and more” (MSNBC)
- “Youngkin’s vetoes take another hit…
