After eight years, Virginia has a Republican governor again. Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a former business executive with no political experience, secured victory last November off the back of a campaign that emphasized parents’ rights, tax cuts, and law and order. In particular, it was parents growing increasingly concerned about the transmission of critical race theory (CRT)—a quasi-Marxist analytical framework that views America as systemically racist—in schools, that provided the crucial assist in Youngkin’s two-point win in a state that just a year earlier had firmly voted for Biden by 10 points. Within hours of taking office, Youngkin went into action to make good on some of his campaign promises by signing a slew of executive orders, such as banning CRT, making mask-wearing in schools parents’ choice, firing the parole board, and more. Virginians who voted for him were thrilled. But the blowback has also been swift. Less than a month …
Despite Mounting Resistance, Virginia’s Youngkin Charges Forward With Ambitious Agenda
February 7, 2022
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