Virginia lawmakers buck Youngkin budget amendments in one-day session

RICHMOND,Va.(AP)—VirginialawmakersaddressedscoresoflegislativevetoesandamendmentsfromRepublicanGov.GlennYoungkinonWednesday,includingthegovernor’s205revisionstothestate’sbudgetbillthatweredecisivelynixedbytheDemocratic-ledGeneralAssembly. Theone-daysessioninRichmondcomesafterYoungkinvetoed158billsthatblockedDemocrats’attemptstoreintroducelegislationnearlyidenticaltowhattheyproposedunsuccessfullylastyear.Healsoamendedabout160others. Manyofthegovernor’s205amendmentstotheVirginiaHousebudgetbillwouldhavetrimmedtheproposedstatespendingprovisionsapprovedinFebruaryinfavorofadding$300millioninadditionalfundstoVirginia’scoffersontopofnearly$295millionalreadyslatedtobesetasideoverthebiennium. Youngkin’sedits,however,werelargelyrejectedbyDemocratswieldingpowerinbothchambers,whoacceptedjust33ofYoungkin’sproposedbudgetrevisionsandscrappedtheremainingamendments. Youngkinalsosubmittedeightline-item