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Spanberger’s K-12 Education Opportunity
by Andrew Rotherham A lot of people are asking: What’s going to happen on education in Virginia? It’s a good question. And it matters beyond Virgina’s borders. The commonwealth took several big steps forward on schools over the past few years — some initiated by the legislature (science of reading and assessment reform), and some…
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Redistricting Won’t Accomplish What Don Scott Wants
Look at the calendar. Amending the state constitution to draw new congressional districts will be a drawn-out process. by Paul Goldman I get what Democratic Speaker Donald Scott, D-Portsmouth, wants to do. When I was Democratic Party Chair, I helped create the districts that elected the first Black member of Congress and the first female…
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Portsmouth Schools Used Taxpayer Resources to Promote Spanberger During Work Hours
Portsmouth district leaders coordinated with campaign staff, redirected school resources, and urged teachers to attend a partisan rally with Democrats Spanberger, Hashmi and Jones on paid time. by Shelly Norden Internal emails reveal that Portsmouth Public Schools (PPS) administrators coordinated with the Spanberger for Governor campaign to stage a political rally inside I.C. Norcom High…
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Miyares Plays Fast and Loose with Truth
by Dick Hall-Sizemore Before 2020, offenders convicted of felonies and incarcerated in Virginia prisons were eligible for up to 4.5 days credit toward their sentences for every 30 days served. They did not automatically receive these credits; violation of prison rules or violent behavior could result in a reduction of “earned sentence credits.” The 2020…
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Authentic Abigail on Dumping the Anti-Gerrymander Rule
When they show you who they are, believe them. That clip, first noticed on X back in August, struck me as a bit of “authentic Abigail,” especially the tone when discussing Republicans. There goes the moderate mask. Perhaps even then there was a quiet plan to try to do what she said couldn’t be done, overturn the…
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The A.G.’s Job Is NOT Fighting Trump
A contributor Del. Marcus Simon, D-Falls Church-Fairfax, wrote a long email to constituents Oct. 21 regarding the Attorney General’s race. He spent much of the missive on what the Attorney General does, and endorses fellow Democrat Jay Jones, but it’s a lukewarm endorsement at best. Simon, an attorney himself, writes in part: “The office of…
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Former Swim Captain Blasts Spanberger’s Stance on Trans Athletes
Spanberger’s mushy messaging on protecting girls in sports disqualifies her from being governor, says Lily Mullens, former Roanoke College swim team captain. by Scott Dreyer On October 9, the two candidates for governor — Democrat Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger and Republican Lt. Governor Winsome Sears — engaged in their only debate. Many have decried that there was only one…
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“No Kings” Demonstrations in Virginia
by Dick Hall-Sizemore Thousands of Virginians participated in “No Kings” demonstrations yesterday to protest actions of the Trump administration. Crowd-size estimates are always tricky to judge. Organizers tend to exaggerate turnout; police departments have begun to shy away from providing estimates; often, press reports do not identify the source of the estimates. With those caveats in…