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In a seemingly welcome move, Governor Youngkin moved to end debilitating Covid-19 fines on small businesses.

WUSA9:

VIRGINIA, USA — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued an Executive Order Tuesday directing enforcement agencies, boards and commissions to report all fines, fees and suspensions placed on individuals and businesses that violated COVID-19 shutdown violations.

While moving to halt all further collections, Youngkin also plans to work with the secretary of finance to work with agencies to develop a reimbursement process for individuals and businesses who paid “unjust COVID-19 fines and fees.”

In a release from the governor’s office, Youngkin said he is requiring a statewide review of the COVID penalties placed during the Northam administration.

“The fact that businesses are still dealing with COVID-19-related penalties and fines is infuriating. Livelihoods are on the line,” Youngkin wrote. “In the previous administration, we saw our government shut down businesses, close our schools, and separate us from each other. While we can’t undo the damage done during the Northam administration, we are taking action going forward to end COVID-era draconian overreach.”

Youngkin says he looks forward to working with the General Assembly to forgive COVID fines and fees and restore licenses that were “unjustly suspended.”

Read the rest…

A welcome development, but we can’t help but wonder if it’s just more GOP bulls***.

A Virginia small business owner who stirred up outrage after he was raided by Virginia police has claimed that the Executive Order does NOTHING.

Here is footage of the raid.

Here’s why he’s saying the whole thing is toothless:

To add insult to injury, this small business owner is being persecuted by a REPUBLICAN Attorney General who campaigned on ending the Covid madness.

This AG could drop all charges, but appears to be on some sort of power trip.

We’re not going to get all into the weeds on this one to try to find out if the governor is actually going to provide relief to Virginia small businesses or not. Only time will tell. But we will be keeping our eyes on this developing story…