Stocks owned by legislators
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Stocks owned by legislators
VPAP posted a graphic of the stocks that Virginia legislators own. Apple is the top stock owned by both Republicans and Democrats.
As far as Virginia-related companies, seven Republicans and zero Democrats own stock in Dominion Energy.
Four Democrats and one Republican own shares in Henrico-based Altria.
Republicans that own stock in Dominion:
Del. Buddy Fowler
Del. Chad Green
Del. David Owen
Del. Jay Leftwich Jr.
Del. Keith Hodges
Del. Tommy Wright Jr.
Sen. Bill DeSteph Jr.
Democrats who own stock in Altria:
Del. Betsy Carr
Del. Holly Seibold
Del. Kannan Srinivasan
Del. Katrina Callsen
The Republican who owns shares in Altria:
Del. Scott Wyatt
General Assembly, Youngkin still have ‘work to do’ on budget compromise - VPM News
by Jahd Khalil
With Virginia’s tax season passed, the commonwealth’s budget planners will soon have data to answer a key question: Can everyone get what they asked for?
On Tuesday, lawmakers involved in the budget writing process met with Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who was briefed by Finance Secretary Steve Cummings earlier in the day.
“We still have an aspiration to present a budget that meets the multiple objectives of the General Assembly and the governor's office by next week. And that's what we're working towards this week,” said Youngkin. “As I said, we still got work to do. But I'm optimistic.”
'It wasn’t about the tents': UVa officials say outside agitators, aggressive behavior prompted state police crackdown on protesters - Daily Progress
by Jason Armesto
University of Virginia officials held a virtual “town hall” Tuesday, their first public appearance since Saturday’s chaotic crackdown on an anti-war protest on Grounds, during which 27 were arrested and several others were pepper-sprayed by state troopers.
The virtual meeting was meant to “provide an update and answer questions about Saturday’s protest near the UVA Chapel that led police to declare an unlawful assembly and arrest demonstrators who didn’t leave.” Many left with their questions still unanswered.