Overview
- On taking office, Gov. Abigail Spanberger rescinded a Youngkin-era directive that had required state and local police to cooperate with ICE to detain certain undocumented offenders.
- She initiated steps for Virginia to reenter the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, reversing the previous administration’s withdrawal.
- Citing ABC7, the coverage notes Democrats have filed more than 50 tax proposals this session, including new levies on deliveries and various services and higher income brackets despite a reported budget surplus under former Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
- The articles also highlight bills on elections, such as lengthening absentee-ballot receipt and curing windows, banning hand counts of machine-readable ballots, enabling electronic voting, and joining the National Popular Vote Compact.
- Opinion writers frame the package—including proposals on criminal justice, labor and social policy—as evidence Spanberger’s moderation was campaign branding, while acknowledging most measures remain under consideration in the Democratic-controlled General Assembly.