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- August 17, 2022
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August Recognized as Hidden Heroes Month in Virginia

All Virginians to Honor Military and Veteran Caregivers Governor Glenn Youngkin has officially recognized August as Hidden Heroes Month in the Commonwealth of Virginia to honor the millions of military and veteran caregivers in Virginia and throughout the United States who care for those wounded, ill, or injured who have served our nation throughout wars […]

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- July 20, 2022
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The University of Virginia Will Not Say If 4.7 Percent Tuition Increase Will Be Reversed

All but one public university in Virginia are taking steps to address students’ tuition burden after a call to action from the governor. Earlier this year, Glenn Youngkin requested that the commonwealth’s public universities reverse their planned tuition increases, citing inflation. The University of Virginia (UVA) is the only public university not to announce a plan to […]

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- June 17, 2022
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Youngkin Signs Legislation to Expand Health Care for Realtors

Governor Youngkin has taken steps to extend healthcare options to more people by signing a bill that will expand healthcare coverage options for Virginia’s realtor community. Today, Governor Glenn Youngkin ceremonially signed HB 768, sponsored by Delegate Keith Hodges, R-Urbanna, and SB 335, sponsored by Senator George Barker, D-Southern Fairfax, to allow the Virginia REALTORS® to form an association […]

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- May 25, 2022
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Youngkin Lowers Flags to Half Mast After Deadly Texas Shooting

In memory of those that were slain in the senseless attack in Texas on Tuesday, Governor Youngkin has ordered all flags be flown at half mast. Governor Glenn Youngkin issued the following statement on Tuesday evening: Pursuant to President Biden’s Presidential Proclamation to lower the United States flag, I do hereby order that the flags […]

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- May 25, 2022
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Youngkin Celebrates Massive Investment in Suffolk Peanut Plant

Governor Youngkin has announced on Tuesday that a peanut company is investing $25 million to automate its production line in Suffolk Birdsong Peanuts announced that its investments will help Birdsong “refurbish and automate its production lines” at the plant, which is one of the company’s five shelling plants across the U.S. “Birdsong Peanuts chose to […]

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- May 20, 2022
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Youngkin Keeps Pressure on DoJ for Justices Safety

Governor Youngkin continues his push to have the Department of Justice’s Attorney General Merrick Garland crack down on what he said are illegal protests in front of Supreme Court justices’ homes. Youngkin recently made an appearance on Fox News’s “Jesse Watters Primetime”, where he talked about his recent efforts to ensure their safety. Previously, his office […]

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- May 13, 2022
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Miyares Slams Garland on Fox and Friends “Do Your Job”

Miyares made an appearance on “Fox and Friends” to call out U.S. Attorney General Garland for his inaction on the protests threatening the Supreme Court Justice’s homes since the leak of the Supreme Court Document stating their intention to overturn Roe v. Wade. Earlier this week, Governor Youngkin has joined Maryland Governor Larry Hogan in […]

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- May 6, 2022
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Boeing Set to Move Its HQ to Arlington

According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, Boeing Co., a leading defense contractor and one of the world’s two dominant manufacturers of airline planes is expected to move its headquarters from Chicago to the Washington, D.C., area. After a challenging time for the plane-making company, Richard Aboulafia, an analyst with consultant AeroDynamic Advisory, […]

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- May 5, 2022
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Youngkin Signs Legislation Aimed at Identifying Laws, Regulations, Policies to Change to Address CDL Driver Shortage

Governor Glenn Youngkin signed Delegate Israel O’Quinn’s (R-Washington) HB 553 to help address a CDL driver shortage in a ceremony Wednesday. In February, O’Quinn said the shortage is contributing to broader supply chain problems. “While we can’t control what goes on in 49 other states, we can control what goes on in Virginia,” O’Quinn said in a subcommittee […]

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- May 3, 2022
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Leaked Supreme Court Documents Suggest Court Will Overturn Roe v. Wade

In a shocking development from a court that rarely leaks documents, Politico published a draft of a document that indicates the court could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide. As Politico reports, the draft opinion is a full-throated, unflinching repudiation of the 1973 decision which guaranteed […]

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