One of the amendments Gov. Glenn Youngkin delivered Monday left state and Henrico County government officials “disappointed” and “confused.”
The governor removed language from the compromise budget bill legislators sent that would require locaities to hold referendums before approving licenses to construct or operate some gambling facilities in the commonwealth — despite his support for similar legislation last year.
State Sen. Schuyler VanValkenburg (D–Henrico) spearheaded the effort to add this budget language, formerly known as Senate Bill 1223, while publicly objecting to the planned expansion of a Rosie’s gaming parlor in his district.
