Reeves is blaming tech companies for sending GOP emails to spam folders
House Republicans killed Democratic proposal to provide $50 payments directly to vehicle owners
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Executive Schedule
9:45 AM: GOVERNOR GLENN YOUNGKIN AND FIRST LADY SUZANNE YOUNGKIN VISIT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
4:00 PM: GOVERNOR RECEIVES BRIEFING FROM SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH KAY COLES JAMES
The rundown
House legislators met Tuesday to take action on Youngkin’s gas tax holiday. Find out what happened to that plan and the Democratic plan to send out $50 cash payments instead.
In a fundraising email, VA-07 Republican candidate Bryce Reeves espoused a conspiracy theory about big tech censoring Republican candidates
State and local officials held a press conference with faith leaders in the Hampton Roads area to push for more action on climate change from the United States Senate.
DPVA created a website to track Youngkin’s progress on creating new jobs
Attorney General Jason Miyares secured his first Writ of Actual Innocence
State Sen. Ghazala Hashmi penned an op-ed stressing the differences between House Republicans and Senate Democrats on education funding
More coverage of Youngkin vetoes, mask mandates being dropped, and more Starbucks stores in Richmond becoming unionized.