Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has vetoed two top Democratic legislative priorities.
FILE - Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin talks with supporters during a rally in Culpeper, Va., Oct. 13, 2021. The Republican governor of Virginia vetoed two top Democratic legislative priorities on Thursday, March 28, 2024: bills that would have allowed the recreational retail sales of marijuana to begin next year and measures mandating a minimum wage increase.
Currently in Virginia, home cultivation and adult sharing of marijuana are legal. And patients who receive a written certification from a health care provider can purchase the product from a dispensary. Democratic Sen. Aaron Rouse of Virginia Beach, who sponsored his chamber's version of the bill, said Youngkin had adopted a “dismissive” stance toward the issue.
The bills would"implement drastic wage mandates, raise costs on families and small businesses, jeopardize jobs, and fail to recognize regional economic differences across Virginia,” he said in a news release.They and other advocates have argued the legislation would help working families afford basic necessities and keep up with inflation.
Besides the marijuana and wage bills, he vetoed three others. One would have removed an exemption for farmworkers from the state's minimum wage law.
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