Another Budget Standoff, Lobbying Bill Kills, and Prophylactic Politics

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IN THE NEWS:
House Speaker Don Scott says he didn't appreciate Governor Glenn Youngkin showing up on the last day of the General Assembly session and asking Republicans to vote against the budget. The governor has a line item veto, which he can use to make all kinds of changes to the budget. When asked about the idea that he might issue a blanket veto of the entire bill, Youngkin said he wasn’t far enough in the process to know quite yet.
Senator Stella Pekarsky introduced a bill to make sure that DoorDash and StubHub weren't loading down customers with extra charges--and that bill died at the very end of the General Assembly session when some House Democrats did not support it. Likely, this was the work of some poweful lobbying from groups like the Virgina Chamber of Commerce.
Senator Ghzala Hashmi introduced a bill that would require health insurance plans in Virginia cover contraception, but now the governor is adding an amendment that would allow for a religious or ethical exemption for people who don't want to provide coverage.
TRIVIA: What happens if there is a tie in the election for Governor?

At the Watercooler:
- A Stateline article claims that Virginia's legislature has no working-class people holding office--but given the low pay for state officials, that's not quite true.
- The governor's been on a roll of vetos, and shows no signs of stopping. What does this say about his positions and relationship to the legislature?
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