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”

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

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

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