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Will 2022 Be the Year of the School Board Recall?

The 2021 pushback was about more than just the Virginia gubernatorial election, as the February 15 San Francisco recall will soon attest.

Reason

Virginia AG: State colleges can't mandate COVID-19 vaccines

Virginia's new attorney general says state colleges and universities cannot require students to get vaccinated against COVID-19

The Independent UK

Man crashes into Taylor Swift's NY building, police say

Police say a Virginia man has been arrested for drunkenly crashing a car into Taylor Swift’s New York City apartment building and trying to gain entry

The Independent UK

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Drunk driver tweeted ‘cya’ at Taylor Swift before crashing into her NYC apartment building

NEW YORK — The motorist busted for drunkenly crashing his car into Taylor Swift’s Tribeca apartment building is a Virginia man who tweeted at the star that she’s “insane” days before the incident.

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Bomb cyclone prompts blizzard warnings from Virginia to Maine

Record-breaking snowfall amounts could occur.

Axios

Brickbat: Liar, Liar

The Virginia Beach, Virginia, police department used forged DNA reports linking people to crimes to get them to confess or to cooperate with investigators, according to a state investigation. In at least one case, a forged report from the Virginia Department of Forensic Science was introduced in court as evidence.…

Reason

Pharmacies, governors say Biden test program is depleting supply

The Biden administration’s program to make 1 billion COVID-19 rapid tests available to Americans across the country appears to be exacerbating pharmacy supply shortages and making it more difficult for Americans to find tests on short notice after a virus exposure, say some pharmacists and state officials.

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Youngkin faces criticism from Dems over schools 'tipline'

Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is facing a mounting backlash from Democratic lawmakers and some teachers and parents during his first month in office as word spread about an email address his administration set up to solicit concerns about schools

The Independent UK

John Legend joins thousands spamming Virginia tip line for parents who oppose critical race theory

‘Black parents need to flood these tip lines with complaints about our history being silenced. We are parents too’

The Independent UK

House Dems introduce resolution to ratify Equal Rights Amendment to Constitution

If added to the Constitution, the ERA would guarantee legal gender equality.

Axios

Pharmacies, governors say Biden test program is depleting supply - Roll Call

The Biden administration’s program to make 1 billion COVID-19 rapid tests available to Americans appears to be exacerbating supply shortages.

Roll Call

‘He’s a villain’: Joe Manchin attracts global anger over climate crisis

The West Virginia senator’s name is reviled on the streets of Bangladesh and other countries facing climate disaster as he blocks Biden’s effort to curb planet-heating gases

The Guardian - US

Youngkin pick Wheeler defends EPA record, criticizes media

Former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator Andrew Wheeler is defending his record and taking questions from Virginia lawmakers who will eventually vote on whether to confirm his appointment to Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s Cabinet

The Independent UK

Apple CEO Tim Cook targeted by possibly armed stalker who came to his home, company alleges

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Apple has been granted a restraining order against a Virginia woman it said has been stalking Apple CEO Tim Cook for more than a year, emailing him photos of a loaded pistol and trespassing at his home, according to court filings.

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Coal-dependent WVa moves toward ending nuclear plant ban

Signaling an eagerness to diversify its energy offerings, coal-dependent West Virginia would eliminate a ban on nuclear power plants under a bill that passed the state Senate

Salon

Glenn Youngkin: "Trump in a red vest"

Youngkin reversed campaign pledge on first day in office amid pressure from TrumpWorld to go full Ron DeSantis

Reuters

Bolsonaro's far-right guru dead at 74 in United States

Brazilian Conservative ideologue Olavo de Carvalho, who was President Jair Bolsonaro's political guru, died on Monday night at a hospital in Richmond, Virginia, in the United States, his family said on his social media accounts. He was 74.

Salon

Youngkin calls for teacher report line

"And that gives us further, further ability to make sure we’re rooting it out"

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US: Virginia school districts sue over governor’s mask order

Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin’s executive order allows parents to opt out of masking requirements in schools.

The Independent UK

January 6 investigator fired from day job by Virginia’s Republican attorney general

Pressure on select committee is reaching a new pitch as members prepare a year of public hearings

Reason

Virginia's Awful Alcohol Laws Could Finally Get Fixed, Thanks to COVID and Gov. Youngkin

Government-run booze stores in Virginia may have met their match.

Benzinga

Psyched: Eleusis To Go Public Via Merger, New Psychedelics Bills In Utah, Virginia, Kansas And Missouri

Psychedelics Legalization Gains Momentum Around The Country: Bills Introduced In Utah, Virginia, Kansas And Missouri A wave of psychedelics legislation continues to sweep across the country.

Salon

Jan. 6 investigator fired by Virginia AG

Virginia's newly elected AG Jason Miyares is conducting a mass purge, firing approximately 30 staffers

The Independent UK

Teen dead and one other missing after boat capsizes in Virginia

Two teens rescued after 16-foot boat with four people thrown over by waves

The Guardian - US

Virginia woman charged for threats to ‘bring every gun’ over school mask rule

At a board meeting on Covid mitigation strategies, the woman said, ‘My children will not come to school with masks on’

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