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- March 15, 2022
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Virginia Superintendent Group Didn’t Consult With Members Before Bashing Youngkin

Contrary to initial reporting, the Virginia Association of School Superintendents (VASS) wasn’t writing an open letter on behalf of 133 superintendents slamming the Youngkin administration’s interim report on banning CRT and other discriminatory policies in public school. Indeed, evidence suggests VASS didn’t inform its members before sending the ideologically-driven letter. The Daily Wire reports: VASS, […]

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- March 14, 2022
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School Superintendents Push Back on Youngkin’s Education Report

School superintendents throughout the Commonwealth are pushing back against the Youngkin administration’s interim report on divisive concepts being taught in public schools. Indeed, the Virginia Association of School Superintendents lambasted the report, declaring in an open letter that it made “gross assumptions” about the state of education in Virginia without soliciting input from local school […]

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- March 11, 2022
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Youngkin Shares Findings on Effort to Fight CRT and Other Controversial Policies

The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) has finished its first 30-day report for Gov. Youngkin. The review assesses what VDOE has done in that period to rescind discriminatory and controversial policies like those associated with critical race theory. The Daily Wire reports: VDOE’s report was compiled by Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow. The document […]

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- March 11, 2022
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Winsome Sears Uses Her Birthday to Remind Democrats What’s Really Important

Friday was our lieutenant governor’s (a certified conservative rockstar’s) birthday! Staff: Join us in wishing the happiest of birthdays to Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears! #LG42 #everforward #MmePresident pic.twitter.com/WvthsSj2lM — Winsome Earle-Sears (@WinsomeSears) March 11, 2022 But in truly altruistic fashion, Winsome Sears used part of her day to remind Democrats about her commitment to charity […]

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- March 10, 2022
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Senate Democrats Block Youngkin’s Picks for Parole Board

By a 21-19 vote, the Democratic-controlled Virginia Senate has blocked Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s nominees for the state’s parole board and one appointee for the Safety and Health Codes Board. Democrats partially admitted the vote was retribution for House Republicans’ blocking 11 appointees of former Gov. Ralph Northam last month. House Republicans said they obstructed Northam’s […]

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- March 2, 2022
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Virginia Democrats Stop Republican Agenda Cold

Democratic-controlled Virginia Senate committees have defeated multiple GOP bills that passed the House of Delegates.  Chief among them was legislation to repeal Virginia’s “red flag” law, which allows authorities to temporarily remove firearms from gun owners declared a danger to themselves or others. Del. Marie March (R-Floyd County) told the Senate panel considering her measure […]

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- February 28, 2022
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Virginia Lawmakers Weigh in on Sexually Explicit Classroom Materials

The House of Delegates has passed legislation allowing for greater parental oversight of sexually explicit classroom materials. The vote sends the bill, which already passed the Virginia Senate, to Gov. Youngkin’s desk. Youngkin included the legislation as part of his “Day One Game Plan Legislative Agenda” in the hopes of bringing Virginians together. As Virginia […]

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- February 28, 2022
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Youngkin Takes Matters Into His Own Hands on Ukraine

Some governors aren’t waiting for the federal government to dole out additional punishments against Russia for invading Ukraine in an unprovoked war of aggression. Virginia’s Glenn Youngkin happens to be one of them. Over the weekend, Youngkin urged Virginia businesses and local governments to cut ties with Russian entities. Richmond’s WRIC reports: In a statement […]

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- February 26, 2022
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Dominion’s Involvement in Governor’s Race Greater Than Previously Thought

Back in October, Bacon’s Rebellion wrote in detail about a $200,000 donation by Dominion Energy to Virginia Accountability PAC, a benign-sounding but nefarious super PAC determined to keep Glenn Youngkin out of the governor’s office by any means necessary. The PAC had a particularly dastardly plot, even by the low standards we’ve come to expect […]

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- February 23, 2022
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Virginia’s Largest Public School System Inches Toward Ending Mask Mandate

Despite the passage of SB739, some of Virginia’s largest public school systems are dragging their feet when it comes to complying with the new law. Indeed, a bipartisan law ending controversial public health measures by giving parents the choice to opt their children out of school mask mandates. Technically, schools have until March 1 to […]

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