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Apr 05 2024
News
Gov. Youngkin signs a measure backed by abortion-rights groups but vetoes others
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed 88 bills Friday and vetoed 11 others, including legislation that advocates said would help protect women and medical practitioners from potential extraditions related to abortion services that are legal in Virginia. Youngkin said in a statement that the measure would undermine the nation’s longstanding legal framework for extraditions
Associated PressApr 05 2024
News
Glenn Michaels: Drivers, please wake up and smell the coffee
My father, who was a highway safety engineer, used to talk with me often about drivers and highway safety. He told me that the two terms really don’t belong together anymore. That is even more on target today. I saw my life pass before my eyes the other day as a driver drove rapidly through a red light. As a result, the extent of the potential tragedy facing us from this selfish and careless
Portland Press HeraldMar 29 2024
News
Youngkin kills Democrats’ push to establish legal marijuana market in Virginia
Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) vetoed legislation that would have established a legal marijuana market in Virginia after it was passed by the Democratic-controlled legislature. Marijuana has been legal in Virginia since 2021, but the state has yet to establish a legal commercial market after the initial law. Youngkin blasted the proposal as a danger to the health and safety of the state in a
Washington ExaminerSep 10 2023
News
Gov. Glenn Youngkin pardons Loudon County dad who protested school board after daughter was sexual assaulted
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has pardoned the Loudon County father who protested against the sexual assault of his daughter and her public school's attempt to cover up the incident, his office announced Sunday. Youngkin made the announcement on Fox News Sunday with host Shannon Bream, saying he had signed the pardon on Friday. The pardon is for Scott Smith, who was convicted of disorderly
Fox News (Online News)Sep 10 2023
News
Gov. Glenn Youngkin pardons Loudoun County dad who protested school board after daughter was sexual assaulted
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has pardoned the Loudoun County father who protested against the sexual assault of his daughter and her public school's attempt to cover up the incident, his office announced Sunday. Youngkin made the announcement on Fox News Sunday with host Shannon Bream, saying he had signed the pardon on Friday. The pardon is for Scott Smith, who was convicted of disorderly
Fox News (Online News)Oct 24 2021
News
Glenn Youngkin targets education in Virginia Gov. race, says he'd ban CRT
Glenn Youngkin, the Republican candidate for Virginia governor, has said he would ban critical race theory in schools on his first day in office.
Youngkin made the pledge during a rally in Henrico on Saturday. His comments came during a section of his speech that focused on improvements to education he would implement if he were elected.
"We all know education starts with
NewsweekMar 20 2024
News
Youngkin vetoes 22 more bills, citing public safety
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday that he has taken action on 60 more bills — signing 36, amending two and vetoing 22. In a release sent on Wednesday, March 20, Youngkin said that the bills he vetoed, many of which dealt with court proceedings, police procedure and consequences for certain crimes, would have weakened penalties for criminals and
ABC 8 WRICMar 19 2024
News
Lawsuit against Youngkin administration over voting rights to proceed
A lawsuit filed against Gov. Glenn Youngkin last summer over his administration’s changes to voting rights restorations has been found to have merit by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The suit, filed last June, includes Virginia’s chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, voting rights group Protect Democracy, and law firm WilmerHale. They joined forces to
Richmond Times DispatchMar 09 2023
News
Glenn Youngkin Defends Anti-Trans Legislation, Says Schools Just Need 'Gender Neutral' Bathrooms
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin offered a shallow solution to the state’s divided stance on public education and transgender policies during CNN’s town hall on Thursday. The Republican governor, whose administration’s guidelines ban transgender students from using bathrooms and competing in sports teams that do not match their gender assigned at birth, attempted to minimize the controversial new
RollingStone.comDec 03 2023
Opinion
Glenn Greenwald on X
One thing Mehdi specialized in was smearing opponents of the Dem Party as racists, bigots, anti-Semites, etc. That got him a lot of social media love. But inside corporate media, you can only step out of line -- as he did on Israel -- if you're a star with a huge audience.
For sure Mehdi conducted good, hard-hitting interviews with some people. Credit to him for that, and for his
Glenn Greenwald