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State Budget Update from Richmond

State Budget Update from Richmond

Following a session in which the Virginia General Assembly failed to pass a state budget, Governor Glenn Youngkin has called legislators backs to Richmond in order to finalize a deal to fund the state for the next two years. While negotiations have advanced, the two chambers in the General Assembly are still yet to find consensus on package supported by both parties.Read more

Op-Ed: Virginia’s 10th District is Tired of Failed Leadership in Washington

Op-Ed: Virginia’s 10th District is Tired of Failed Leadership in Washington

We all want change from Soros funded Jennifer Wexton and the other Democrat leaders who control Loudoun County. I think it is safe to say that we want a Wexit! During the height of the pandemic when so many of Wexton’s constituents were seeking help for their families, she sent out coined statements about how this was a difficult time for us all. Wexton did not use her voice or platform to advocate for children. Wexton did not go to bat for the people of the 10th district she instead remained in the shadows while our community struggled. Read this response from Wexton’s office that many of us received.Read more

Governor Hogan Signs 140 Additional Bills Into Law

Governor Hogan Signs 140 Additional Bills Into Law

Governor Larry Hogan today signed an additional 140 bipartisan bills into law, including the state’s historic capital budget, as well as measures to cap the cost of insulin, expand the state’s commitment to fight dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, and permanently allow paramedics and EMTs to administer vaccines.Read more

Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Violent Crime Task Force

Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Violent Crime Task Force

Governor Glenn Youngkin today formally announced the creation of a task force of executive branch and office of the Attorney General officials to better align strategies to reduce violent crime in cities and communities across the Commonwealth. Leaders from the Task Force will continue conducting community leadership meetings across the Commonwealth. Governor Youngkin attended a community leadership meeting in Petersburg on Monday, May 9th. Read more

Maryland Parents Push Back Against Gender and Identity Topics in Kindergarten Classrooms

Maryland Parents Push Back Against Gender and Identity Topics in Kindergarten Classrooms

Parents in the state of Maryland are taking the fight to local school boards over their controversial decision to force educators to add topics related to gender and identity to the classroom. The framework created by state school boards advises schools to teach children as young as five and six about how to “recognize a range of ways people express their identity and gender.”Read more

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State Budget Update from Richmond

State Budget Update from Richmond

Following a session in which the Virginia General Assembly failed to pass a state budget, Governor Glenn Youngkin has called legislators backs to Richmond in order to finalize a deal to fund the state for the next two years. While negotiations have advanced, the two chambers in the General Assembly are still yet to find consensus on package supported by both parties.Continue Reading

Op-Ed: Virginia’s 10th District is Tired of Failed Leadership in Washington

Op-Ed: Virginia’s 10th District is Tired of Failed Leadership in Washington

We all want change from Soros funded Jennifer Wexton and the other Democrat leaders who control Loudoun County. I think it is safe to say that we want a Wexit! During the height of the pandemic when so many of Wexton’s constituents were seeking help for their families, she sent out coined statements about how this was a difficult time for us all. Wexton did not use her voice or platform to advocate for children. Wexton did not go to bat for the people of the 10th district she instead remained in the shadows while our community struggled. Read this response from Wexton’s office that many of us received.Continue Reading

PRESS RELEASE: Governor Youngkin Announces Alternative Hiring Process for Individuals with Disabilities

PRESS RELEASE: Governor Youngkin Announces Alternative Hiring Process for Individuals with Disabilities

RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Virginia state government has implemented an alternative hiring process for individuals with disabilities, serving as a model for inclusive employment practices. The process embeds employment of individuals with differing abilities as part of standard hiring policy and the state work culture.Continue Reading

Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Violent Crime Task Force

Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Violent Crime Task Force

Governor Glenn Youngkin today formally announced the creation of a task force of executive branch and office of the Attorney General officials to better align strategies to reduce violent crime in cities and communities across the Commonwealth. Leaders from the Task Force will continue conducting community leadership meetings across the Commonwealth. Governor Youngkin attended a community leadership meeting in Petersburg on Monday, May 9th. Continue Reading

Maryland Parents Push Back Against Gender and Identity Topics in Kindergarten Classrooms

Maryland Parents Push Back Against Gender and Identity Topics in Kindergarten Classrooms

Parents in the state of Maryland are taking the fight to local school boards over their controversial decision to force educators to add topics related to gender and identity to the classroom. The framework created by state school boards advises schools to teach children as young as five and six about how to “recognize a range of ways people express their identity and gender.”Continue Reading

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