Taxes, abortion on agenda as Virginia lawmakers back at work

By DENISE LAVOIE
Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia General Assembly has kicked off its annual legislative session with a hefty agenda that includes taxes, abortion and energy policy. But there are low expectations for how much work will actually get done in an election year. Every seat in the GOP-controlled House of Delegates and the Democrat-held Senate will be on the ballot in November. Lawmakers began work Wednesday. Their agenda includes revising the two-year-budget they approved last year. Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has proposed another $1 billion in tax cuts, beyond the $4 billion in tax relief he already signed into law. Youngkin also will make his annual State of the Commonwealth address Wednesday.