Nathaniel Cline

The two-year budget, signed last week, includes $540 million to help pay for 3% salary increases for teachers and state employees in both years.

Youngkin has now vetoed a total of 201 bills from the 2024 legislative session, a record-setting number for a modern governor that reflects Virginia’s divided government.

Both chambers of the General Assembly approved the new two-year budget plan by wide margins.

Demonstrators and faculty members have criticized law enforcement and college administrators for their handling of anti-war protests.

Virginia has implemented new guidelines to establish a unified rating and improvement system to assess the commonwealth’s publicly funded early childhood care providers.

UVA President Jim Ryan said Virginia State Police, who deployed pepper spray to clear an encampment on campus, became involved after officers met “physical confrontation and attempted assault” from protesters.