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- May 4, 2022
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Youngkin Signs “Literacy Act” Into Law

Governor Youngkin has taken a dramatic step in helping the Virginia education system for children, and helping growing concern inside the classroom, lagging reading rates. Youngkin ceremonially signed the bipartisan effort, which was sponsored by Delegate Carrie Coyner, R-Hopewell, and Senate President pro tempore, Senator Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, empowers parents and students with a transformational […]

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- May 2, 2022
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Gas Prices Continue To Soar Under Biden’s Administration

It’s no secret that gas prices are a national issue, and Biden made it clear on his campaign trail that he would come into office with promises to tackle the planet’s climate crisis by lowing the U.S.’s dependency on fossil fuels. However, when Biden moved into the White House on January 20, 2021, a gallon […]

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- May 2, 2022
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Youngkin Celebrates Correctional Officers’ Week

Governor Glenn Youngkin has proclaimed May 1 through May 7 to be Correctional Officers’ Week in Virginia, a time to honor the men and women who serve on the front line of Virginia’s prisons. In a press release, Harold Clarke, Director of the Virginia Department of Corrections, expressed his support for the action, saying he […]

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- April 30, 2022
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Pro-Life Activists March with Youngkin

Pro-life advocates rallied outside the Virginia Capitol on Wednesday, the same day legislators returned to the Capitol to consider Governor Glenn Youngkin’s changes to their legislation. Several Republican General Assembly members joined the rally, and Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears spoke to the crowd. She said, “If I were to put in a bill today, and the […]

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- April 29, 2022
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Virginia Dems Accuse Youngkin of Trying to ‘Subvert Democracy’

Democrats at the Virginia Senate on Thursday blocked an amendment from Governor Glenn Youngkin that would force the Loudoun County School Board to stand for re-election this year and accused Governor Youngkin of trying to subvert democracy by trying to hold the election. Youngkin was attempting to have the board vote one year earlier than […]

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- April 29, 2022
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Youngkin Reflects on First 100 Days in Office

Thursday officially marked the first 100 days that Glenn Youngkin first took over as Governor of Virginia, and he took time to reflect on his time so far in a press conference. Youngkin joined community members from the Richmond area on talk about his 100-day journey, saying that so far, he has been encouraged by […]

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- April 28, 2022
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Youngkin’s Gas Holiday Shot Down by Virginia Dems

Governor Youngkin’s plan to help ease the pain Virginians are feeling at the gas pump was rejected by Senate Democrats as the state’s average gas price inches back up to four dollars. As previously reported, Youngkin and the Republican-controlled House of Delegates passed the tax holiday, which would have waived the Old Dominion’s gas tax […]

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- April 28, 2022
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Youngkin Announces First Responders Support Funds

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced $6.5 million in funding to support a digital mapping project of public schools for use by administration and first responders in emergencies. In the Monday evening announcement, Youngkin also touted his recent approval of Delegate Rob Bell’s (R-Albemarle) HB 741, which requires detailed floor plans to be included in already required public school […]

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- April 25, 2022
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Virginia Dems Scramble to Replace Leadership Ahead of Primaries

A group of Virginia Democrats desperately trying to regain its momentum by trying to replace its leadership following their dramatic loss at the hands of Youngkin last year. A group of Democrats, led by Del. Don L. Scott Jr. from Portsmouth, are citing the bylaws of the House Democratic caucus that says officers may be […]

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- April 25, 2022
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Budget Compromise Not Expected in Time for Veto Session

The General Assembly will be back in town Wednesday to vote on Governor Glenn Youngkin’s amendments and vetoes to legislation passed earlier this year, but it is unlikely to have a budget compromise ready for approval by then. “Informally, the chairs are going back and forth a little bit, and we keep getting briefed, but […]

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