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“Virginia’s story is America’s story. It is our shared past, and it will be
our shared future. In this next chapter, to unleash true opportunity for all
Virginians, we must embrace the call to lead,”Governor Glenn Youngkin



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This week, Governor Glenn Youngkin delivered his 2024 State of the
Commonwealth Address to a joint session of the Virginia General Assembly. His
speech highlighted his agenda for this legislative session and called on the
General Assembly to come together around commonsense policies that will unleash
opportunity in Virginia.



Here are some of the top highlights from Governor Youngkin’s speech:



Cardinal News
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reported on Governor Youngkin's push to provide tax relief for hardworking
Virginia families.



“Youngkin’s plan includes cutting taxes across the board 12% and paying for
almost 80% of this by modernizing the state’s tax code — which he said entails
closing the tech tax loophole and increasing the sales and use tax by 0.9% and
expanding the earned income tax credit for low-income Virginians.



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highlighted the Governor's call to stand against antisemitism and stop the
Commonwealth from doing business with companies that boycott Israel.



Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) encouraged the new joint Assembly to embrace his
efforts against antisemitism during its new legislative session, which opened
on Wednesday.



“I want to challenge us. … I want to challenge all of us. … Pass a bill which
says the commonwealth of Virginia won’t do business with companies that boycott
Israel,” the Republican governor said while delivering his State of the
Commonwealth address at the Virginia Capitol.



“Pass a hate crime bill which ensures all forms of antisemitism, not just
religious bigotry, are treated as hate crimes under the law,” he also said.



The governor expressed that Virginians should not have to live in fear of
antisemitism.



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the story of restaurant owner Bill Blackburn, who promoted the positive
impacts of the monumental economic development project in Alexandria.



“Small businesses will win too, and one of those businesses is Pork Belly BBQ
in the Del Ray neighborhood,” Youngkin said. “He [Blackburn] knows when
opportunity knocks, you should open the door.”



Blackburn said while he has questions about navigating traffic under the
proposal, he believes the benefits are too good for the region and Commonwealth
to miss.


The Center Square
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noted the Governor's push to ensure that the Commonwealth's education system
is best-in-class.



“Education has been a focus for the Youngkin administration; he underscored
not only the record amounts Virginia has invested in education in recent years
but also the initiatives he has championed and the success some have yielded.



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highlighted the Governor’s unifying message throughout his State of the
Commonwealth Address.


The spirit was working together. The tone was pretty strong, but the tone was
not confrontational... The governor seems to want to work with folks... he
provided principles that I think most folks can get behind... many of them were
generalized suggestions of how we can get along and make Virginia a better
place to live.



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This week, Governor Youngkin announced that Virginia successfully competed
with Georgia and Texas and won an economic project that would invest $193
million into the City of Suffolk through a facility expansion. Solenis, a
leading global producer of specialty chemicals for water-intensive industries,
will expand its operation by building a new 80,000-square-foot production
facility, packaging facility, and tank farm, and add a new rail spur to
accommodate production of polyvinyl amine (PVAm) polymer products, which are
used in paper and cardboard manufacturing.



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The First Lady of Virginia is prioritizing prayer in 2024. As lawmakers
gathered in Richmond for Wednesday's start to this year's General Assembly
session, the First Lady joined Governor Youngkin in fellowship at the annual
Commonwealth Prayer Breakfast. This decades-old, nonpartisan tradition is
foundational and features gospel singers, biblical readings, and more. Prayer
is also a hallmark of the Youngkin's service, and last spring, on the National
Day of Prayer, the First Lady met with the leadership of Virginia, Pray Now
(VPN), to talk about the power of prayer and to further promote VPN’s purpose
to intentionally pray over leaders. In her belief that inclusivity is an
important aspect of faith, the First Lady intends to use her Sisterhood in
L.I.F.E. platform to expand her network of amazing Women+girls (W+g) supporting
and praying for one another.



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This week, Governor Youngkin acknowledged National Law Enforcement
Appreciation Day and honored the extraordinary sacrifices made by officers who
run towards danger every day in order to protect the Commonwealth.



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Held for over 55 years on the morning of the first day of the Virginia General
Legislative Session, the Commonwealth Prayer Breakfast provides legislators,
constituents, and Virginians an opportunity to come together in bipartisan and
nondenominational fellowship and pray over the legislative session and year
ahead. ‘The Night Before,’ The First Lady and Governor welcomed those involved
in the planning of this decades-long #homehistory tradition to the Executive
Mansion in appreciation of their commitment to our Commonwealth.



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VPN leaders gather at the Executive Mansion.



If interested in joining others to pray once monthly for the leaders of the
Commonwealth, please visit:www.virginiapraynow.com
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