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Virginia Gov. Youngkin restores voting rights to nearly 3,500 felons

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday that he had restored voting rights to 3,496 felons — but a local legislator who spearheaded a push to restore voting rights to all felons who’ve served their time said it isn’t enough.

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This Is the School Choice Moment. Will the GOP Screw It Up?

Republicans are in danger of squandering a promising opportunity for education reform on culture war squabbles.

Reason

GOP's SCOTUS protest crackdown: legal?

The Justice Department has not yet signaled that it will be pursuing legal action against any of the protesters

Salon

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Maryland and Virginia governors urge DOJ to tighten security outside justices' homes

The Republican governors are asking for federal law enforcement to take the lead in protecting the justices in the weeks and months ahead as protests continue.

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Republican governors ask DoJ to block protests outside Supreme Court justices’ homes

The governors of Virginia and Maryland sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland asking for increased protection for conservative justices

The Independent UK

Susan Collins goes full MAGA on abortion

So much for "pro-choice"

Salon

County, governor spar over protests at justices' homes

Fairfax County officials have rebuffed a request from Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin to establish a security perimeter around the neighborhoods of Supreme Court justices living in the county who have faced protests outside their homes

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Elon Musk says he would reverse Twitter’s ban of former President Trump

Elon Musk said he would allow former President Donald Trump to return to Twitter if the Tesla chief executive takes ownership of the company, reversing the former president’s January 2021 suspension over his incendiary tweets surrounding the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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GOP turns on Youngkin for SCOTUS protest

One right-wing commentator claimed that Youngkin was welcoming a form of "terrorism"

Salon

Boeing is moving its headquarters from Chicago to the Washington, D.C., area

The company, a major defense contractor, said it will use its campus in Arlington, Va., as the new headquarters, placing its executives closer to key federal government officials.

WEKU

Boeing expected to move headquarters from Chicago to DC area

Boeing plans to move its corporate headquarters from Chicago to the Washington, D

The Independent UK

Disclosure Digest: Virginia and Kansas enact donor privacy bills

Governors in two states enacted legislation this month to prohibit governments from disclosing nonprofit donors’ information. On April 14, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D) signed HB2109, a bill preventing government agencies from requesting or disclosing donor information from individuals or any 501(c) organization. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) signed a…

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Editorial: Many questions and few answers on math textbook ban

On the website of Houston-based Accelerate Learning is a group photo of young people, lined up and holding hands.

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Donald Trump and the Republicans’ midterm dilemma

The party’s candidates in Pennsylvania are appealing to supporters of the former president, but that could backfire in the election

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So much for "moderate" Republicans

Abbott's disastrous border stunt harmed his own supporters — because ruthless GOP politics is focused on one man

Benzinga

Virginia's GOP Governor Youngkin Signs Legislation to Improve Medical Cannabis Program

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has signed HB 933 and SB 671 (identical bills), to provide numerous operational improvements to the state’s medical cannabis program which requires that patients obtain written certification from a health care provider to access cannabis.

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Accused of racist Facebook post, Virginia GOP official resigns from electoral board

NORFOLK, Va. — A Hampton Republican Party official resigned after accusations of racist Facebook posts.

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Report criticizes Virginia's response to snowy I-95 gridlock

Virginia state agencies responding to a severe snowstorm that stranded hundreds of motorists along Interstate 95 in January collectively lost what a report called “situational awareness” amid the growing gridlock

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One killed after US Navy plane crashes off Virginia coast

Two others onboard plane were injured

Reason

Want To Stop School Book Battles? Give Parents Real Choice in Education

State-level "gag orders" on teaching certain texts and ideas are terrible and utterly predictable in a one-size-fits-all K-12 educational system.

Zenger

Small Business Owners Give Biden, Harris Low Approval Ratings In Poll

Alignable randomly surveyed 7,326 small business owners across the country via telephone calls.

Salon

GOP is using SCOTUS to pander to QAnon

Josh Hawley just previewed his QAnon-flavored lie that Joe Biden's nominee protects child pornographers

The Independent UK

Ex-EPA leader Wheeler to serve as adviser to Youngkin

Andrew Wheeler will serve as a senior adviser to Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration after Senate Democrats rejected the former U.S. EPA administrator's appointment to a Cabinet role

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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%.

Tribune News Service

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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