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The budget passed by #VaLeg included crucial investments in our English Language Learners. Underfunding contributes to VA being rates in the bottom 10 states for EL graduation and 8th grade reading. We must support our students by keeping these investments in the final budget!
NEW: @VCU says 13 individuals were arrested last night, 6 were students. @RichmondPolice declared it an unlawful assembly. They allege protestors "threw objects and used chemical spray on officers," @VCUPD then used pepper spray, not tear gas, on the crowd. #VALeg
Oh man, congrats to @BillStanley as #SCOTUS pretty much just validated his porn ban. #VALeg
Oh man, congrats to @BillStanley as #SCOTUS pretty much just validated his porn ban. #VALeg
In a #1A balancing test this question needs answering & should be weighed against the impact the encampment was having on campus operations Any policy violations should expect a higher bar to clear if used to violate 1A Accusations of abuse, threats, need to be proven #valeg
NEW: NOVA businessman who paid a $25,000 cash bribe to then-Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins’ reelection campaign to become an "auxiliary deputy," pled guilty today to federal bribery charges. @TheJusticeDept #VALeg
Virginia trails many states in modernizing our tax code (Explore our new map!), impacting how we #FundOurSchools Virginia could improve both by adopting #VaLeg’s new economy proposal that also asks businesses/ corporations to pay more of their #FairShare thecommonwealthinstitute.org/research/where…
New statement from president of @vtnews president: After 91 students were arrested for protesting Israel’s actions in Palestine, @VTSandsman says “we support the first amendment… as long as it doesn’t violate campus policies” #valeg
Paid EMS services can be costly and controversial. But they may be the only solution to declining volunteerism. @CardinalNewsVA #VALeg cardinalnews.org/2024/04/29/pai…
NEW from me: Virginia using multi-pronged approach to address teacher vacancies #VALeg wvtf.org/news/2024-04-2…
Blacksburg delegate says #1A should be protected, any police involvement in @vtnews student led pro-Palestine protests may inform ongoing budget negotiations for campus security funding #valeg
Only 5 legislators hit “conflict of interest bingo” this year, filing in every category. All of them were Republicans. #VAleg #VApol vpap.org/visuals/visual…
Madison County School Board OKs changing 'winter break' to 'Christmas break' @DailyProgress #valeg dailyprogress.com/news/community…
The entire internet was built here. Sub sea cables connecting the US to the rest of the world flow through 757. This has been the case for 30 years since the days of AOL, and more than 70% of the entire internet runs through Virginia. #valeg wvtf.org/news/2024-02-1…
The entire internet was built here. Sub sea cables connecting the US to the rest of the world flow through 757. This has been the case for 30 years since the days of AOL, and more than 70% of the entire internet runs through Virginia. #valeg wvtf.org/news/2024-02-1…
I think I just heard @pwcdanica scream from PWC all the way here in Richmond #VALeg
I think I just heard @pwcdanica scream from PWC all the way here in Richmond #VALeg
18 of 26 priority bills we supported this session passed both @VaHouse and @VASenate! Yet just six of those will become law. What happened? Our Executive Director, @rpogge, details the plight of every one of our 2024 CJR priorities, here: justiceforwardva.com/blog/2024/4/25… #VALeg
NEW from me: More of @GlennYoungkin’s lab schools approved, but not without controversy #valeg @AnneHolton @AimeeGuidera @arotherham wvtf.org/news/2024-04-2…