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Virginia governor announces reduction in initial unemployment claims backlog

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) announced Feb. 21 that the Virginia Employment Commission had reduced the backlog of pending unpaid unemployment insurance claims (that were awaiting a determination of eligibility) from about 25,000 to roughly 16,000 since Jan. 15. The change represented a backlog reduction of about 36%.

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Just what is a 'divisive concept'? Without real answers, educators are concerned about their implications on public education

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — When Conor Collins teaches his Advanced Placement U.S. History class, he asks students to think about some of the challenges Black people could have faced during Reconstruction after American enslavement was abolished.

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AP interview: Youngkin sees momentum as Democrats push back

Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s hefty legislative agenda has been dealt a series of expected blows in the first half of the General Assembly session by the Democrat-controlled Senate

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Masking battles show how issue that buoyed Biden in 2020 won’t help party in midterms

WASHINGTON — The official transcript of President Joe Biden’s 20-minute speech about lowering the cost of health care last week in Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s district was more than 3,300 words. “Masks” was not one of them, even though the administration decided just weeks earlier to make high-quality masks available…

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Masking battles show how issue that buoyed Biden won’t help party in ’22

Attacks tying Democrats to unpopular mask mandates show how Republicans plan to try to tap pandemic fatigue in the midterms.

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Youngkin looks to root out critical race theory in Virginia

Virginia's Department of Education is conducting a review designed to root out critical race theory in schools

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Senator: Youngkin seems ready to find Wheeler replacement

A senior Republican state senator says Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin seems ready to move on from a fight with Senate Democrats over the appointment of former Environmental Protection Agency administrator Andrew Wheeler to his Cabinet

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In battleground Virginia district, Biden touts Spanberger’s work on health care

Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger flipped a GOP district in 2018, but her new district backed Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin last year.

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Want to ban a book? Assign it for English class.

Consider, by way of example, the recent case of the McMinn County, Tennessee, school board removing the graphic novel "Maus" from the eighth-grade curriculum.

Chicago Sun-Times

In key vote, Democrats reject Wheeler Cabinet appointment

Democrats who narrowly control the Virginia Senate have voted unanimously against approving former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator Andrew Wheeler to Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s Cabinet

The Independent UK

‘A slap in the face’: uproar in Virginia as governor relaxes school mask rules

Most families want masks in schools – so why did Virginia’s new governor make them optional?

The Guardian - US

Virginia Supreme Court dismisses school mask lawsuit brought by Chesapeake parents

NORFOLK, Va. — The Virginia Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a challenge brought by Chesapeake parents over Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order that seeks to end mandatory masking in schools.

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Virginia Supreme Court dismisses mask mandate petition

The Supreme Court of Virginia has rejected a petition from parents that sought to invalidate Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order prohibiting school systems from enforcing mask mandates in the classroom

The Independent UK

Youngkin campaign attacks teenager for sharing article on history of slavery

‘In school, we are taught how to spot bullying, and their tweet last night, perfectly fit that description’

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Governor Glenn Youngkin accused of ‘toxic culture’ after aides attack teen on Twitter

Youngkin’s campaign named and posted photo of Ethan Lynne, 17, on Twitter after he criticized the Republican

The Independent UK

Youngkin says he regrets his campaign's tweet attacking teen

Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin says he regrets what he's calling an “unauthorized” tweet sent from his campaign account over the weekend

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Virginia governor’s campaign account attacks 17-year-old on Twitter

‘In school, we are taught how to spot bullying, and their tweet last night, perfectly fit that description’

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Scholz and Biden warn Russia would pay ‘high price’ for Ukraine invasion – as it happened

Joe Biden issues stark advice to Americans in Ukraine: ‘Leave’

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Judge rules against VA governor's opt-out school mask order

A judge has issued a temporary restraining order against an executive order by Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin that allowed parents to opt out of school mask mandates for their children

Chicago Sun-Times

Rooting out Glenn Youngkin’s hypocrisy

Youngkin grew up in a culture marinated in Confederate grievance. He campaigned as a genial moderate interested in "parents’ rights." He has chosen to govern as a bully. His Big Brother-style attack upon the intellectual freedom of beleaguered public school teachers has taken it several steps too far.

The Independent UK

Dispute over mask mandates in Virginia to be heard by judge

A judge is scheduled to hear arguments over whether local school boards or Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin have the final say on whether students must wear masks at school

The Independent UK

Senate panel votes down Wheeler nomination; fight not over

A Democrat-controlled Virginia Senate committee has voted against Gov. Glenn Youngkin's choice for secretary of natural and historic resources

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Ex-Wheeler colleagues urge his approval to Youngkin cabinet

A group of about 130 former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency employees and others who have worked directly with Andrew Wheeler wrote to the Virginia Senate over the weekend to urge lawmakers to approve the former EPA administrator’s nomination to Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s Cabinet

The Independent UK

Youngkin hustles to push swing state Virginia to the right

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has used his first two weeks in office to push Virginia firmly to the right

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