Brad Kutner
Richmond Bureau ChiefBrad Kutner is Radio IQ's reporter in Richmond. Brad is a life-long Virginian who's been reporting in the Commonwealth across print, web and radio for nearly twenty years. He has a passion for legal journalism, but is just as interested in finding out how the state's government works and impacts people.
You can also reach him at BradKutnerNPR@gmail.com
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“We need to make sure we put our universities on solid footing, a solid foundation. I think this is really going to help,” Del. Terry Kilgore said.
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“We may have different ways we thought we’d get there, but now we’re going to work towards something that will keep the temperature down a bit,” Sen. Louise Lucas said Wednesday.
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An effort to empower localities to charge a sales tax to fund school construction got strong bipartisan support but was vetoed by the governor.
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“These machines really helped us, running a business on a daily basis. We had customers come in and buy products which helped with daily sales,” one store owner told Radio IQ.
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Youngkin called his amendments the “Common Ground” budget and in some places, he did find such common ground according to a new analysis by the left-leaning Commonwealth Institute.
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“The Board of Supervisors has bestowed upon me the greatest honor anyone fighting censorship and banning could receive by censoring me and my project,” the Girl Scout said.
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Another surprise was Youngkin’s sign off on new independent oversight of the state’s Department of Corrections.
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Cities and counties will also be parsing out Youngkin’s education spending this week.
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“I have ceded no longer advocating for tax cuts and advocated for them to come in and have no tax increases,” Gov. Glenn Youngkin said.
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It’s all part of Governor Glenn Youngkin’s effort to expand education options in the state, and it was started with about $100 million in the state’s 2022 budget.