VA: What a Republican victory could mean for abortion, climate initiatives, gun restrictions

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NORFOLK, Va. — After two years of political stalemate in a divided Virginia General Assembly, Gov. Glenn Youngkin is pushing for a Republican sweep in the state's November elections, which would pave the way for major policy changes on hot-button issues.

Virginia's Democrat-controlled Senate and Republican-controlled House of Delegates have struggled to meet in the middle on high-priority issues, such as the state budget, since Youngkin took office in January 2022.

While the governor has signed some bipartisan legislation and used executive action to advance some of his priorities for the state, the split legislature has stymied what he has been able to do in office. This is especially so in contrast to other Republican governors who have passed sweeping conservative legislation in their states, according to J. Miles Coleman, the associate editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball at the UVA Center of Politics.

Sabato's Crystal Ball, a prominent election forecaster, is one source 13News Now tapped into for insight into the upcoming elections. The other expert 13News Now interviewed was Dr. Rebecca Bromley-Trujillo, the Research Lab Director for The Wason Center at Christopher Newport University, which is known for survey research and nonpartisan analysis around politics in the Commonwealth.


https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/politics/what-virginia-november-2023-election-could-mean-abortion-climate-change-gun-control/291-09b2585d-c8af-496b-b2dd-d536f935fe2c