The Latest Breaking News from Glenn Youngkin

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

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2022

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%.

Ballotpedia · Mar 8, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Feb 22, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2022

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.

Roll Call · Feb 10, 2022

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 · Feb 10, 2022

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 · Feb 8, 2022

‘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 · Feb 8, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Feb 7, 2022

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 · Feb 7, 2022