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- July 30, 2024
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Opinions Differ on “Cell Phone-Free Education”

State superintendent of public instruction holds “Commonwealth Conversation” on the topic at James Monroe High School. Not everyone who attended Tuesday morning’s conversation on “Cell Phone-Free Education” was convinced that public schools should be cell phone-free. But Lisa Coons, Virginia’s superintendent for public education, reiterated several times that the purpose of the event was to […]

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- May 16, 2024
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Governor’s Office Spurns FOIA Request

The Advance’s FOIA request for information surrounding the arrests of UMW students and others surfaced 16 pages of responsive records that the governor’s office will not turn over. Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s office is withholding in full 16 pages of records responsive to a request under the Freedom of Information Act, citing the exemption provided for […]

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- May 6, 2024
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UMW Withholding Correspondence with Governor’s Office, State Police

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The university cited exemptions permitting it to withhold 10 emails responsive to a request under the Freedom of Information Act. In her response, university spokeswoman Amy Jesse said eight responsive emails would be withheld as “papers, records, documents, reports, materials, databases, or other evidence or information relative to criminal intelligence or any terrorism investigation in […]

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- April 12, 2024
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Among Youngkin’s Vetoes is a Bill that Would Have Allowed Localities to Charge Additional Sales Tax to Support School Construction

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by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Among the bills Gov. Glenn Youngkin has vetoed this session is one that would have permitted all localities in Virginia to charge 1% sales tax to fund public school construction projects. Youngkin vetoed the legislation, which passed the General Assembly with bipartisan support, this week. Virginia is a Dillon […]

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- March 19, 2024
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Case Seeking to End Disenfranchisement of People with Felony Convictions Can Proceed

by Adele UphausManaging Editor and Correspondent A U.S. District Court judge found today that a lawsuit challenging Virginia’s practice of stripping voting rights from people with felony convictions has merit and can proceed. The ACLU of Virginia, along with WilmerHale and Protect Democracy, is bringing the suit on behalf of three individuals against Glenn Youngkin, […]

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- December 31, 2023
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How Local School Divisions Plan to Spend Additional State funds for Learning Loss Recovery

All 131 public school divisions in Virginia have finalized and submitted their plans for implementing Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s ALL IN VA learning loss recovery initiative, the governor announced earlier this month. Funding for the initiative was included in the state budget approved in September. The plan funnels an additional $418.3 million to state school divisions […]

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