Spanberger Vetoes Women-Owned and Minority-Owned Businesses Bill—Says Didn’t Go Far Enough
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger vetoed a bill aimed at expanding support for women-owned and minority-owned businesses, stating it did not go far enough. The legislation sought to increase state spending directed toward these businesses and provide them with preferential treatment in contracting. Spanberger's veto was based on concerns that the bill would limit opportunities for existing participants in the program rather than an objection to race-focused contracting itself.
- ▪The vetoed bill aimed to expand the Small, Women-owned, and Minority-owned Business certification program in Virginia.
- ▪Governor Spanberger argued that the proposal would limit participation for nearly 800 businesses currently in the program.
- ▪The bill proposed increasing discretionary state spending for qualifying businesses by 3% annually until a target of 42% was reached.
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Home – State Politics & News – Spanberger Vetoes Women-Owned and Minority-Owned Businesses Bill—Says Didn’t Go Far Enough opinion Spanberger Vetoes Women-Owned and Minority-Owned Businesses Bill—Says Didn’t Go Far Enough Douglas Blair • May 29, 2026 Print Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger. (Mike Kropf/Getty Images) (function(){var t=document.querySelector(".wp-block-kadence-dynamichtml"),s=document.currentScript.previousElementSibling;if(t&&s){if("prepend"==="before_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t);else if("prepend"==="after_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t.nextSibling);else if("prepend"==="prepend"||"prepend"==="inside_first_child")t.insertBefore(s,t.firstChild);else t.appendChild(s);}})(); As Democrats continue to hemorrhage support among white voters, legislation passed by…
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