Youngkin pitches boosting reserve funds in Virginia budget with uncertainty in DC

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Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) offered his amendments for Virginia’s state budget, including key provisions to safeguard the Old Dominion from significant changes coming to the federal government.

As President Donald Trump and his administration adjust the federal workforce and bureaucracy, Virginia, which holds a large population of federal workers, has been one of the most affected states as executive agency jobs are slashed. As part of the amendments he submitted to the Virginia General Assembly on Monday, Youngkin proposed adding $300 million to the commonwealth’s reserve funds.

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