Over the next two years, Virginia will spend more than $8 million to boost security at its state-run psychiatric hospitals, adding a total of 65 positions across eight facilities. The additional funding, approved in the state’s latest two-year spending plan, comes as the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services continues to grapple with […]
Since launching his campaign, Governor Glenn Youngkin has had a central goal of whitewashing American history by banning critical race theory–a graduate-level theory that is primarily used in law school curricula–from Virginia’s public schools. On his first day in office, Youngkin signed an executive order that banned the teaching of critical race theory and other […]
From day one on the campaign trail, Governor Glenn Youngkin has railed against critical race theory, and now we see his rhetoric become policy. During his campaign, Youngkin took advantage of the fact that few people understand critical race theory. With what PW Perspective has called the “New Southern Strategy,” Youngkin used critical race theory […]
Earlier this month, the Virginia State Conference of the NAACP announced its support for special elections for the House of Delegates this year, and since then, other organizations have joined the group. Last year, the Virginia House of Delegates elections were held in outdated districts due to a delay with the redistricting process because of […]
The Virginia State Conference of the NAACP released a statement on Wednesday expressing support for special elections for the House of Delegates this year due to the outdated maps that were used in last year’s elections. The Virginia NAACP’s reads as follows: “The Virginia State Conference of the NAACP (Virginia NAACP) has worked tirelessly to […]
Gov. Glenn Youngkin has dedicated much of his first few weeks in office to barring school systems across Virginia from mandating masks for students. The political-outsider turned governor issued an executive order on his first day in office that allowed parents to opt-out of mask mandates, but following several legal challenges, Youngkin issued a statement […]
Governor Glenn Youngkin is taking office today on Saturday, Jan.15, 2022, but just two months ago his victory shocked the state when he defeated former Gov. Terry McAuliffe in a race that Democrats expected to sweep. Over the past four years, Virginia made strides as the first Southern state to legalize recreational marijuana, end the […]
Former Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy (D-2) announced on Friday that she intends to run for State Senate in Virginia’s 33rd District, which includes parts of Prince William and Fairfax Counties. “I have always dedicated my life to service – whether it was at Virginia Military institute, as a foster mom, as a public defender, or […]
Del. Michelle Maldonado (D-50) announced the filing of her first piece of legislation in the Virginia General Assembly on Wednesday. Maldonado’s first bill, HB 893, requires that landlords notify tenants of rent increases no less than 30 days before an automatic renewal takes place. Currently, landlords can give a notice of 30 days for increased […]
The past few days have seen horrible conditions in Virginia. Some areas have faced a foot of snow, passengers were stranded on an Amtrak train for almost 40 hours, thousands of people were stuck on Interstate 95 without help for more than a day, and hundreds of thousands of Virginia residents are still without power. […]
