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RICHMOND — Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R), who spent the first two years of his administration hammering national hot-button issues such as critical race theory and parental rights, has a new message for the Democrats who run the General Assembly:
Send me bills that make Virginia look good.
In Youngkin’s view, that means business-friendly bills that cut taxes, expand workforce training and pave the way for a sports arena in Alexandria for the Wizards and Capitals. Democrats might or might not agree with the specifics, but the nuts-and-bolts debate signals the promise of a new relationship between a Republican governor who had seemed to be looking beyond Virginia and a legislature where Democrats have a fresh sense of power and purpose.
“We’re building a rapport,” said House Speaker Don L. Scott Jr. (D-Portsmouth), once one of Youngkin’s sharpest antagonists in floor debates. “Give us some time. Let us build this rapport outside of the public limelight. And then when the time comes, we’ll be able to [get things done] because we’re working on some big, important stuff.”
The Washington Post
