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This plan may sound too crazy to be true, but it’s the exact blueprint proposed by former Trump advisor Russell Vought, who is advising far-right House Republicans on their budget plans this year.
Vought now runs the Center for Renewing America and you can find his 104-page plan on the organization’s website. Their proposal—“A Commitment to End Woke and Weaponized Government”—includes dozens of plans that would decimate various programs that help support working families across America.
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This plan may sound too crazy to be true, but it’s the exact blueprint proposed by former Trump advisor Russell Vought, who is advising far-right House Republicans on their budget plans this year.
Vought now runs the Center for Renewing America and you can find his 104-page plan on the organization’s website. Their proposal—“A Commitment to End Woke and Weaponized Government”—includes dozens of plans that would decimate various programs that help support working families across America.
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#gop #nationalnews #virginia #virginianews #america #politics #nationalpol #vapol
Unfortunately, Del. Nadarius Clark doesn’t think that common sense gun legislation will move forward any time soon in Virginia, thanks to GOP partisanship in the General Assembly. He wants his fellow lawmakers to help respond to the current state of affairs that we’ve been seeing in Virginia because of an uptick in gun-related violence.
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Unfortunately, Del. Nadarius Clark doesn’t think that common sense gun legislation will move forward any time soon in Virginia, thanks to GOP partisanship in the General Assembly. He wants his fellow lawmakers to help respond to the current state of affairs that we’ve been seeing in Virginia because of an uptick in gun-related violence.
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#virginia #rva #virginianews #guncontrol #sensiblegunreform #richmondnews #valeg #vapol #politics
On Wednesday, retiring Del. @efillercorn became the first woman to have an official portrait to mark her time as House Speaker unveiled in the Virginia House. Filler-Corn`s daughter Alana helped her unveil the portrait, marking a momentous and historic time in Virginia`s capitol. Check out our link in bio for more on Wednesday`s unveiling.
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On Wednesday, retiring Del. @efillercorn became the first woman to have an official portrait to mark her time as House Speaker unveiled in the Virginia House. Filler-Corn`s daughter Alana helped her unveil the portrait, marking a momentous and historic time in Virginia`s capitol. Check out our link in bio for more on Wednesday`s unveiling.
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While in debate about common sense gun legislation, Del. Nadarius Clark noted that a shooting that took place in broad daylight on Broad Street in Richmond, on top of many other notable gun incidents across Virginia over the past year.
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While in debate about common sense gun legislation, Del. Nadarius Clark noted that a shooting that took place in broad daylight on Broad Street in Richmond, on top of many other notable gun incidents across Virginia over the past year.
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Republican lawmakers across the country have introduced nearly 400 bills targeting the LGBTQ community in 2023, with a shocking amount of them singling out transgender children.
Here’s why that ought to raise a red flag for EVERYONE—trans or not—according to Joy Ladin, a transgender woman, writer, and scholar.
“If bills can be passed denying life-saving medical care to some children, bills can be passed denying life-saving medical care to your children,” Ladin said. “If bills can be written that come after people like me, bills can be written that come after people like you. If I can be dehumanized by state legislatures and have a government sign that bill, so can you.”
“We’re all different in some ways from one another, so you don’t have to care about me to be freaked out by these bills. This is a perversion of the legislative process.”
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#protecttranskids #lgbtq #virginia #vasenate #vahouse #vapol #politics #transrights #virginianews #nationalnews #nationalpol
Republican lawmakers across the country have introduced nearly 400 bills targeting the LGBTQ community in 2023, with a shocking amount of them singling out transgender children.
Here’s why that ought to raise a red flag for EVERYONE—trans or not—according to Joy Ladin, a transgender woman, writer, and scholar.
“If bills can be passed denying life-saving medical care to some children, bills can be passed denying life-saving medical care to your children,” Ladin said. “If bills can be written that come after people like me, bills can be written that come after people like you. If I can be dehumanized by state legislatures and have a government sign that bill, so can you.”
“We’re all different in some ways from one another, so you don’t have to care about me to be freaked out by these bills. This is a perversion of the legislative process.”
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#protecttranskids #lgbtq #virginia #vasenate #vahouse #vapol #politics #transrights #virginianews #nationalnews #nationalpol
It`s important to note that of the 12 anti-transgender bills introduced in Virginia`s General Assembly this year, NONE of them passed.
Most of the bills target transgender people, including several that would make it illegal to provide life-saving medical care to transgender children—a frightening prospect for Joy Ladin, a transgender woman and religious scholar.
“If bills can be passed denying life-saving medical care to some children, bills can be passed denying life-saving medical care to your children,” Ladin said.
Even though only about 1% of Americans identify as transgender, Republican lawmakers and right-wing activists have ramped up their legislative and rhetorical attacks on the trans community in recent months.
Speaking at a conservative conference last weekend, right-wing podcast host Michael Knowles said “transgenderism must be eradicated from public life entirely,” a comment that many LGBTQ Americans say is no different than calling for the eradication of transgender people entirely.
“If you try to separate us from all the things that allow people to experience the world … that does amount to banning transgender people’s existence,” Erin Reed, a transgender woman and activist, told Rolling Stone. “You can’t go your whole life without using the bathroom, without telling a joke on stage in front of friends, without your medicine. All of that amounts to a ban on transgender people.”
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#protecttranskids #lgbtq #virginia #vasenate #vahouse #vapol #politics #transrights #virginianews #nationalnews #nationalpol
It`s important to note that of the 12 anti-transgender bills introduced in Virginia`s General Assembly this year, NONE of them passed.
Most of the bills target transgender people, including several that would make it illegal to provide life-saving medical care to transgender children—a frightening prospect for Joy Ladin, a transgender woman and religious scholar.
“If bills can be passed denying life-saving medical care to some children, bills can be passed denying life-saving medical care to your children,” Ladin said.
Even though only about 1% of Americans identify as transgender, Republican lawmakers and right-wing activists have ramped up their legislative and rhetorical attacks on the trans community in recent months.
Speaking at a conservative conference last weekend, right-wing podcast host Michael Knowles said “transgenderism must be eradicated from public life entirely,” a comment that many LGBTQ Americans say is no different than calling for the eradication of transgender people entirely.
“If you try to separate us from all the things that allow people to experience the world … that does amount to banning transgender people’s existence,” Erin Reed, a transgender woman and activist, told Rolling Stone. “You can’t go your whole life without using the bathroom, without telling a joke on stage in front of friends, without your medicine. All of that amounts to a ban on transgender people.”
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#protecttranskids #lgbtq #virginia #vasenate #vahouse #vapol #politics #transrights #virginianews #nationalnews #nationalpol
In August, Virginia ranked as the third worst in the nation for the teacher pay gap, which measures the salary educators receive to other college-educated professionals and is tracked by the Economic Policy Institute.
Virginia lawmakers are currently working to find common ground on state budget amendments. The Democrat-led Virginia Senate proposed investments in education, adding $1 billion to local public school divisions compared to the June 2022 budget. Along with a bipartisan state share of additional 2% increase and a one-time bonus for hard-to-fill positions, the Senate’s proposal also includes a nearly $9 million increase for board certified teachers and a $1,000 bonus for instructional and support positions.
Meanwhile, the governors budget proposed $1 billion in tax cuts, which would benefit profitable businesses and corporations and high-income households.
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In August, Virginia ranked as the third worst in the nation for the teacher pay gap, which measures the salary educators receive to other college-educated professionals and is tracked by the Economic Policy Institute.
Virginia lawmakers are currently working to find common ground on state budget amendments. The Democrat-led Virginia Senate proposed investments in education, adding $1 billion to local public school divisions compared to the June 2022 budget. Along with a bipartisan state share of additional 2% increase and a one-time bonus for hard-to-fill positions, the Senate’s proposal also includes a nearly $9 million increase for board certified teachers and a $1,000 bonus for instructional and support positions.
Meanwhile, the governors budget proposed $1 billion in tax cuts, which would benefit profitable businesses and corporations and high-income households.
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#teacherpay #teachersalary #vateacher #vaschools #virginiaschools #va #virginia #vaisforlearners #vaisforeducationlovers #youngkin #glennyoungkin #budget #vaedu #vabudget #vapol #paygap #wagegap #vasenate #vahouse #tax #taxes #taxcuts
Virginia`s General Assembly has elevated or appointed 14 new judges to fill vacancies on Hampton Roads courts, making it the first city in the region to have an all-Black circuit court. Five lower court judges were elevated to Circuit Courts in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Hampton and Portsmouth last month, and lawmakers also selected nine lawyers to fill vacancies in General District Courts and Juvenile and Domestic Relations courts around the region.
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Virginia`s General Assembly has elevated or appointed 14 new judges to fill vacancies on Hampton Roads courts, making it the first city in the region to have an all-Black circuit court. Five lower court judges were elevated to Circuit Courts in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Hampton and Portsmouth last month, and lawmakers also selected nine lawyers to fill vacancies in General District Courts and Juvenile and Domestic Relations courts around the region.
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During this year’s General Assembly session, Del. Nadarius Clark was glad to see a focus on mental health, Virginia’s education system, reproductive rights, and housing issues tackled in both the House and the Senate.
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During this year’s General Assembly session, Del. Nadarius Clark was glad to see a focus on mental health, Virginia’s education system, reproductive rights, and housing issues tackled in both the House and the Senate.
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#virginia #virginianews #virginiapolitics #valeg #generalassembly #vapol
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