Tag: Virginia
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Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signs 11 executive actions on first day in office
Glenn Youngkin, Virginia’s newly sworn-in Republican governor, signed 11 executive actions on his first day in office, including an end to the use of Critical Race Theory in schools, an investigation into alleged wrongdoing by officials in Loudoun County, and allowing parents to decide whether their children wear masks to school. Youngkin announced the executive…
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Glenn Youngkin surge over Terry McAuliffe in Virginia gov race fuels Dem desperation
Democrats tried to stave off panic over the Virginia governor’s race on the final day of early voting — in a blue-state election now suddenly too close to call. “Democrats are facing a DISASTER,” the Democratic Governors Association warned in a last-minute fundraising email that pointed to recent polls showing the party’s candidate, former Gov.…
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Trump blasts removal of Robert E. Lee statue: ‘Complete desecration’
Former President Trump blasted the decision to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, calling it a “complete desecration.” In the past, Trump has defended such statues from removal, calling activists’ efforts to “take away” U.S. history and culture by calling for the removal of Confederate statues. A…
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Virginia Supreme Court rules state can remove a statue of Gen. Robert Lee
The Supreme Court of Virginia ruled on Thursday that the state can remove a massive statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that has stood on Monument Avenue in the state capital for more than a century. The ruling came after residents filed two lawsuits to prevent the removal of the 21-foot (6-meter) bronze equestrian…
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