Governor Glenn Youngkin is slashing almost a billion dollars from Virginia's budget, including cuts impacting child care and state universities.

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin is trimming Virginia’s budget by $900 million through line-item vetoes based on tax-revenue projections for next year that spur economic uncertainty in the state

Governor Glenn Youngkin has signed the state budget, implementing nearly $900 million in cuts, a move that came after lawmakers approved only 30 of his approximately 200 proposed amendments. Youngkin said the budget reductions aim to maintain Virginia's economic prosperity.