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This is the third story in a series examining the impact of the fall of Roe v. Wade with the Supreme Court’s ruling last June in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organizat… Read More

Trend Cards: This new Visual appeals from ‘Impeachment’ try Scandalously GoodDirector Ryan Murphy’s Impeachment: Western Crime Story into the Forex premiered the other day… Read More

George Mason University announced that Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin will be the commencement speaker at the institution’s 2023 graduation ceremony in May, and some students… Read More

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| Getty Images/Win McNameeVirginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin criticized the state’s largest school district for spending $450,000 on an “equity” coach as district officials neg… Read More

Lower than a month earlier than the Virginia Basic Meeting convenes for its 2023 session, Lynchburg-area state legislators gathered with members of the Lynchburg Regional Enterprise Alli… Read More

| Getty ImagesStates are taking different approaches to how their schools teach sensitive subjects in history classes, with Colorado and Virginia taking the spotlight last week. Colorado&rs… Read More

Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe. AP Photo/Andrew HarnikThe Virginia GOP filed a lawsuit to remove Democrat Terry McAuliffe from the November ballot for governor.McAuliffe, who previousl… Read More

By Will Weissert and Zeke Miller | Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and his allies hope big recent wins on climate, health care and more will at least temporarily tamp… Read More

| Willis BretzWASHINGTON — The school choice movement is growing rapidly amid ongoing discontent from parents who find themselves at odds with public school officials over a lack of… Read More

RGGI Update: Virginia Escapes and Pennsylvania Debates (full series)Virginia and RGGI | Clean Energy’s Dirty FootprintPennsylvania Legislature Resists | Avoiding the Democratic Process… Read More

In Virginia, a state that had become reliably blue in recent years, Republican Glenn Youngkin defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe, according to an Associated Press projection; in New Jersey… Read More

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis once again led the way in protecting parental rights in education last week when he signed into law a bill that prohibits age-inappropriate “classroom instruc… Read More

A Virginia bill (pdf) that requires schools to notify parents of sexually explicit content instructional materials and allows parents to review such content is heading to the… Read More