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Youngkin Starts Strong and Keeps His Promises
Glenn Youngkin speaks during his election-night party in Chantilly, Va., November 3, 2021. (Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters) Something unusual is happening: A politician is keeping his campaign promises. Republican Glenn Youngkin was elected governor of Virginia in November, and he took office on Saturday. In his inaugural address, he reiterated many of the promises he made on the…
Gov. Youngkin Signs 11 Executive Orders During First Day In Office
Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin got straight to work Saturday, issuing 11 executive orders within hours of his inauguration.Several of the orders were aimed at the issues within Virginia schools that gave him the edge over Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe in the waning days of the election. “It’s Day One, and we are going…
Youngkin signs executive orders banning critical race theory, lifting mask mandate in Virginia public schools
Virginia's Republican Gov. Glenn YoungkinGlenn YoungkinSunday shows preview: Democrats' struggle for voting rights bill comes to a head Youngkin inaugurated as first GOP Virginia governor in over a decade Overnight Energy & Environment — Lummis holds up Biden EPA picks MORE signed 11 executive orders on his first day in office, including one lifting a…
Glenn Youngkin Taps Trump’s Former EPA Chief for Virginia Natural Resources Secretary
Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin (R) announced Wednesday that he nominated Andrew Wheeler, former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator in the Trump administration, to be Virginia’s next secretary of natural resources. Youngkin, who will be sworn in as Virginia governor next week, announced his choice of Wheeler as well as his choice for director of environmental quality,…