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Oct 24 2021
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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 09 2024
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Youngkin signs bills banning legacy preferences at Virginia public colleges
Students in Virginia will no longer get a thumb on the scale when they apply to the public universities their parents attended, after Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) signed bills banning legacy preferences in admissions Friday. Fast, informative and written just for locals. Get The 7 DMV newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. The measures, which will prohibit public universities from
Washington PostMar 21 2024
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Charlottesville: Virginians urge Governor Youngkin to sign bill in support of drug affordability board
The mobile billboard in support of a Prescription Drug Affordability Board continued its tour of Virginia on Thursday stopping in Charlottesville. The tour stopped today at Trinity Episcopal Church in Charlottesville following its kickoff on Wednesday in Roanoke. The “Make Medicine Affordable” tour calls on Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin to lower prescription drug costs by signing a bill
Augusta Free PressMar 28 2024
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John Glenn Columbus breaks passenger records for busiest week, February in history
If you traveled from John Glenn Columbus International Airport in the past week then congratulations, you helped set a record. Around 196,000 passengers went through the airport and the Rickenbacker Passenger Terminal for the week of March 18, breaking the previous record that was set in the week of July 15, 2019. February 2024 was also the busiest February in history with 629,621 passengers
The Columbus DispatchMar 09 2023
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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.comMar 21 2024
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After suggesting digital sales tax, Youngkin blasts Democratic version • Virginia Mercury
In December, Gov. Glenn Youngkin said Virginia should modernize its tax code by closing what he called “the Big Tech tax loophole.” Virginia collects sales taxes when people buy a CD or a vinyl record, Youngkin’s administration explained while presenting his two-year budget proposal, but state policy hasn’t been updated to reflect the music industry’s shift to digital downloads and streaming
Virginia MercuryApr 11 2024
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KC Chiefs’ Rashee Rice turns himself in to Glenn Heights PD in Dallas hit-and-run crash
Kansas City Chiefs football player Rashee Rice turned himself in to authorities Thursday after Dallas police issued an arrest warrant for him in a hit-and-run crash that injured four people, according to police records. Rice turned himself in to the Glenn Heights Police Department on Thursday and was transferred to a regional jail in DeSoto. He faces eight charges: six counts of collision
Fort Worth Star-TelegramMar 26 2024
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Youngkin highlights 'Cake Pop Bill' to aid small businesses
In December, the Henrico County resident — whose treats range from custom cake pops to French macarons and chocolate pretzels — received a citation from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, a state regulatory agency. It alleged that a social media post she made to promote her small business was in violation of state law. Part of the state agency’s purview is food
Richmond Times DispatchMar 17 2024
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Governor Youngkin announces additional administration, board appointments
There was one appointment to the Office of the Governor. William McClanahan Alexander “Lanz” Geisler was named a policy assistant for the administration. There were a number of board appointments made by Youngkin – with the majority of those named residing in Northern Virginia, Hampton Roads and the Richmond area. No one was named in Staunton, Augusta County, Waynesboro, Harrisonburg,
Augusta Free PressApr 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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