{"id":2224130,"date":"2024-04-18T12:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T16:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youngkin-and-virginia-lawmakers-agree-to-extension-in-tense-budget-talks\/"},"modified":"2024-04-18T12:27:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T16:27:16","slug":"youngkin-and-virginia-lawmakers-agree-to-extension-in-tense-budget-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youngkin-and-virginia-lawmakers-agree-to-extension-in-tense-budget-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Youngkin and Virginia legislators reach agreement to extend discussions in intense budget negotiations"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fyoungkin-and-virginia-lawmakers-agree-to-extension-in-tense-budget-talks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2224130&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Democratic Virginia\u200d legislative leaders \u2064are set to resolve budget negotiations through a special session scheduled for May 13. Tensions between the \u2064Republican \u200cgovernor and\u2063 the Democratic-led legislature have centered on various appropriations. Both parties aim to craft a budget that fulfills the needs of Virginians in a timely\u2062 manner. Your summary is \u2062concise and\u200b effectively conveys the key \u200cpoints about the budget negotiations between Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Democratic Virginia legislative leaders. It highlights the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-state-dem-lawmakers-not-ruling-out-another-walkout-to-block-election-integrity-bill\/\" title=\"Texas state Dem lawmakers not ruling out another walkout to block election integrity bill\">upcoming special session<\/a> \u2062on May 13, the tensions surrounding appropriations, and \u2062the shared goal of meeting the needs of \u2062Virginians promptly through the budget process.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/glenn-youngkin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Glenn Youngkin\">Glenn Youngkin<\/a> (R-VA) and Democratic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Glenn Youngkin\">Virginia<\/a> legislative leaders announced they would hammer out negotiations on the state\u2019s budget with a special session next month.<\/p>\n<p>The budget process has been one of several points of tension between the <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Republican\">Republican<\/a> governor and Democratic-led legislature this year over disagreements about various appropriations. The special session will convene on May 13, a group of Democratic legislative leaders and Youngkin announced after \u201ca series of productive conversations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are all committed to creating a budget that meets the needs of Virginians on time. Over the next few weeks, we will work diligently to ensure it is sound! An updated budget will then be presented to the General Assembly on May 13 to be voted on in a special session on May 15,\u201d Youngkin, Democratic House Speaker Don Scott, Democratic Senate Finance and Appropriations Chairwoman Louise Lucas, and Democratic House Appropriations Chairman Luke Torian said in a joint statement.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA), third from left, and legislative leaders speak to media inside the state Capitol on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in Richmond, Virginia. (AP Photo\/Sarah Rankin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The agreement was reached on the sole day of the legislature\u2019s veto session, in which amendments to legislation proposed by Youngkin were considered. It also comes after months of back-and-forth, with Youngkin initially proposing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/under-trump-americans-have-seen-their-best-wage-growth-in-40-years\/\" title=\"Under Trump, Americans Have Seen Their Best Wage Growth In 40 Years\">tax cuts<\/a>, which the legislature rejected, and eventually calling for no tax cuts or hikes.<\/p>\n<p>At the conclusion of the session, Youngkin was optimistic about passing a budget with \u201ccommon ground\u201d by the June 30 deadline.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs today\u2019s session comes to an end, I want to thank each and every legislator and their families for their commitment to the Commonwealth and their service to all Virginians. As our work begins on the budget, working together we can find common ground to move Virginia forward,\u201d Youngkin said in a statement on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-devastating-consequences-of-the-democrat-for-the-people-act\/\" title=\"4 Devastating Consequences Of The Democrat \u2018For The People Act\u2019\">legislative sessions<\/a> this year have been the first in which Youngkin has worked with slim Democratic majorities in both the state Senate and the House of Delegates after Democrats flipped control of the state House in the 2023 elections.<\/p>\n<p>During the session, Youngkin\u2019s proposed arena for the Washington Capitals and Wizards in Alexandria was shot down by the state Senate in a blow to one of the governor\u2019s top priorities. Youngkin also vetoed several Democratic priorities, including gun control laws.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) and Democratic Virginia legislative leaders plan to resolve the state budget in a special session next month. Tensions have arisen over appropriations, highlighting disagreements between the Republican governor and the Democratic-led legislature. 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