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- August 7, 2024
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Former Virginia First Lady Roxane Gilmore Passes Away At 70

A Legacy Remembered by Governor Youngkin Former Virginia First Lady Roxane Gilmore passed away on Wednesday at the age of 70. Governor Youngkin took a moment to honor her enduring legacy, highlighting her contributions as a classics professor, first lady and her cherished roles as a wife and mother. A Life of Service and Dedication […]

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- August 2, 2024
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DOJ Under Fire For Releasing Suspected Terrorists From Quantico Breach

ANALYSIS – It only gets worse. The Biden administration is aiding and abetting foreign terrorists or at least suspected terrorists. Under Biden, foreigners here illegally have increasingly been caught trying to enter U.S. military installations across the country. In the most recent example, two suspected terrorists, both from Jordan, were given a slap on the wrist and […]

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- July 26, 2024
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Youngkin Appoints Daughter Of Late Supreme Court Justice To Education Board

New Leadership in Education Governor Glenn Youngkin has made a bold move by appointing Meg Bryce, an Albemarle County resident and daughter of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, to the Virginia Board of Education, sparking a cacophony of conversation and debate. “Her extensive background in education, her advocacy for student-centered policies, and her […]

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- July 15, 2024
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Virginia Honors Fallen Hero From Trump Rally Tragedy

A Hero Remembered On Saturday, July 13, 2024, Corey Comperatore, 50, lost his life while shielding his family during the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Comperatore, a former volunteer fire chief, is remembered for his bravery and sacrifice. Governor Youngkin’s Tribute In recognition of Comperatore’s heroism, […]

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- April 16, 2024
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Youngkin Responds To Bipartisan Vote Calling For Elimination Of Confederate License Plates

While Governor Glenn Youngkin has not vetoed a bipartisan bill to remove two license plates recognizing the Confederacy, he is requiring the Democrat-led effort to submit to another vote next year. Youngkin amended the bill by directing the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles to study the special Sons of Confederate Veterans and Gen. Robert E. […]

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- March 28, 2024
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Youngkin Rejects Two More Democratic Priorities With Veto

Governor Glenn Youngkin has put an end to two legislative priorities that had been sent to his desk by Democrats in the General Assembly. Measures to mandate increasing the state’s minimum wage, as well as a pathway to recreational sales of marijuana in the state were both rejected by Youngkin on Thursday. The Associated Press […]

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- March 26, 2024
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Youngkin Vetos Anti-Gun Legislation

Virginia’s governor has taken a bold stand for the rights of law-abiding Virginians. Defying Democrats in the General Assembly, Governor Glenn Youngkin took his veto pen Tuesday to 30 pieces of legislation that had been sent to his desk. In a media release issued by his office, Youngkin stated the following: “I swore an oath […]

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- March 6, 2024
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BREAKING: MIYARES ENDORSES TRUMP

Virginia AG Jason Miyares becomes the first statewide Virginia elected official to do so.

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- February 16, 2024
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Brainwashed Kids Sue State For Not Giving Them Special Treatment

Two transgender students in Virginia have initiated legal action against the state, contesting recent guidelines restricting transgender students’ participation in sports teams aligned with their gender identities and permitting teachers to reject preferred names and pronouns. Filed in state court, the first case involves a transgender high school girl in York County who alleges that […]

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- December 21, 2023
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Youngkin Cheers On Stadium Subsidies. Do They Make Any Sense?

There are few things politicians enjoy more, and generates more bipartisan enthusiasm, than committing vast sums of taxpayer money to the construction of new stadiums and arenas for pro sports teams.

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