Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has vetoed a bill that aimed to increase the state's hourly minimum wage to $15 by 2026. This decision comes amidst other bills awaiting action, with Youngkin setting a single-session veto record. Additionally, Governor Youngkin also vetoed a bill that would have established a legal market for recreational marijuana in Virginia.
The real minimum wage is always $0. Good job, @GlennYoungkin! https://t.co/ONxwjMBXc0
.@GlennYoungkin vetoes Democrats’ proposed minimum wage increase https://t.co/mOjEcUW095 https://t.co/mOjEcUW095
.@GovernorVA vetoed a bill that would have created a legal market for the sale of recreational marijuana in Virginia. | @CarolineDowney_ https://t.co/4bZop7bNwc
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Governor Glenn Youngkin still has several bills on his desk waiting for action, including the state budget, but he has already broken Virginia’s veto record in a single session. https://t.co/zfFxOdNjvQ
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed a bill that would have raised the hourly minimum wage in the state to $15 by 2026. https://t.co/yfzD4KzqfP https://t.co/MTov9mSz3q
The minimum wage is zero. It has always been zero. No one has to hire anybody; they can always just close up shop… or outsource the job. Ask all the delivery people now being laid off in California what their minimum wage is. https://t.co/p2UlhDahSx