Virginia governor allows Confederate groups to keep tax exemptions - eviltoast

Republican Glenn Youngkin also vetoed bills related to maintaining access to contraception, saying they were ‘not ready’

Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin has vetoed two bills that would have stripped tax exemptions for the United Daughters of the Confederacy, an organization that has opposed the removal of statues of southern state generals during the US civil war and other markers of the southern states’ attempt to secede from the Union in defense of slavery.

The Republican governor vetoed several measures, including those related to maintaining access to contraception, saying in a statement they were “not ready to become law”.

The rejected Confederacy-related bill would have removed tax exemptions for real estate and personal property owned by several Confederacy heritage groups, including United Daughters organisations the Confederate Memorial Literary Society and Stonewall Jackson Memorial.

  • MrVilliam@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    As a resident of Virginia, fuck Glenn Youngkin. He’s been a dogshit governor who has accomplished nothing and blocked all attempts at progress. When he eventually runs for president, I hope you all remember shit like this instead of saying “well at least he isn’t trump.” He’s not really any different except he isn’t as polarizing, which is why he is a bigger threat. The same hateful policies but in a prettier package. He fucking sucks. Don’t fall for his bullshit. He campaigned on lowering grocery bills and obviously did fuck all about it because let’s be real, he was never gonna do anything about that, he just knew that people were complaining about it. He has no ideas that will help you in any way whatsoever. He’s a useless piece of shit and I’m looking forward to salting his grave.