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Oct 31 2023
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Youngkin announces executive order to combat antisemitism
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - On Tuesday, Governor Glenn Youngkin announced an executive order to combat antisemitism in Virginia. Gov. Youngkin issued Executive Directive Six after seeing an uptick in reports of anit-religious bigotry after the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel earlier this month. The governor’s office says this executive directive would create a plan to coordinate with educational
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Apr 27 2024
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Alaskan who kept Glenn Highway Christmas tree lit for almost 20 years dies in dirt bike accident
A 53-year-old Wasilla man known for keeping a beloved holiday landmark alight for nearly two decades died this week in a dirt biking accident in the Lower 48. Jason Tolstrup took over responsibility for lighting a festively decorated spruce tree along the side of the Glenn Highway in 2005. When the tree died one winter, Tolstrup built a towering metal replacement with twinkling LED lights that
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Apr 11 2024
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Frisco Wakeland gets back to 5A boys soccer state championship with win over Leander Glenn
GEORGETOWN — The class 5A boys soccer state final welcomed back a former mainstay on Thursday. A year ago, Wakeland lost in the regional quarterfinals and missed reaching the state final for the first time since 2015. The Wolverines (19-5-3) capitalized on set pieces against Glenn (29-1-1) to book a return to the championship game after the one-year absence. Goals from Johnathan Lopp and Jack
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Jun 15 2024
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Virginia governor signs mental health bills: 'It's an honor to have a law in Irvo's name'
SUFFOLK, Va. — Gov. Glenn Youngkin said the Commonwealth is in the second year of a three-year project to improve mental health care access in Virginia. It's known as "Right Help, Right Now." Youngkin started the initiative in 2022. On Thursday, at the Western Tidewater Community Services Board, Youngkin signed 31 bills that support the plan. "It's about individuals who may be calling or
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Dec 20 2023
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Youngkin proposes cutting income taxes, raising sales tax
Editor’s note: This is a developing story that will be updated once more information becomes available. In his first biennial state budget that he introduced Wednesday morning, Gov. Glenn Youngkin called for another $1 billion in tax relief over two years and an overhaul of Virginia’s tax base that would pay for a reduction in the income tax by raising the sales tax rate. The governor’s plan
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Mar 20 2024
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Richmond's tallest building in limbo amid Youngkin tug of war with lawmakers
The future of Richmond's tallest building is in limbo amid a budget squabble between the legislature and Gov. Youngkin. Why it matters: The state deemed the 29-story Monroe Building non-functional in January, citing unreliable elevators (workers have gotten stuck) and bathrooms that aren't ADA-compliant. The big picture: Democrats in the state legislature unveiled a proposed budget that
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Mar 20 2024
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Youngkin and Lucas still at odds on arena and Virginia budget after talks
“He brought up the arena again and I told him that was a nonstarter for me,” Lucas said. “I’m like cement. … Or since I grew up in the shipyard, I can say I’m like steel,” she said — remaining firm in her stance that issuing $1.5 billion in taxpayer-backed bonds to support construction of the project in Potomac Yard is not in the best interests of the state. “We’ve started our discussions, and
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Dec 13 2023
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Youngkin: Tentative agreement to move Washington Wizards, Capitals to Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has reached a tentative agreement with the parent company of the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals to move those teams from the District of Columbia to what he called a new “visionary sports and entertainment venue” in northern Virginia. The proposal, which would need the state legislature's approval, calls for the creation
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Apr 06 2024
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Glenn Powell Reveals His Dad and Matthew McConaughey Had Hilarious Encounter but Became 'Best Friends'
Matthew McConaughey and Glen Powell ’s dad are alright, alright, alright. While appearing on on April 5, the star, 35, revealed that his father, Glen Powell Sr. , met McConaughey in a hilarious moment — and the pair became fast friends. After host Jimmy Fallon brought up that Powell is being inducted into the Austin Film Society Texas Film Hall of Fame in May, the conversation quickly
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