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Governor Youngkin met with his Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs Craig Crenshaw on Tuesday to discuss the administration’s efforts to support Virginia’s military, Veteran, and family community. According to sources with knowledge of the meeting. The main topics of their discussion were:
Sustaining, strengthening, and modernizing the Virginia National Guard
Expanding the military and defense community footprint in Virginia
Ensuring transitioning service members and their families stay in Virginia and grow the Veteran population
Enabling a thriving work environment for Veterans and their families
The Senate Finance Public Safety Subcommittee will debate several marijuana-related bills at 7:30 a.m. this morning: Watch
SB745 - Surovell - Felony marijuana convictions; eligibility for parole
SB742 - Surovell - Misdemeanor marijuana convictions; automatic sealing of records
