The good citizens of Virginia have a new top dog and sheriff in town. And they claim that they will clean house. Popeye’s may want to hire some of the rubbish. The DA removed 30 folks from his office. The governor declared war on schools that are looking at CRT. I think I know where my next vacation will be. Free state of Virginia.
Glenn Youngkin, a former private equity executive signed 11 executive orders on Saturday just hours after he was sworn in as the 74th governor of Virginia. He ended mask mandates in public schools, dropped vaccine requirements for state workers, and barred the teaching of critical race theory.
He also withdrew the state from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which is aimed at reducing carbon pollution in conjunction with neighboring states, and declared Virginia “open for business.” Youngkin has named Andrew Wheeler, Donald Trump’s former chief of the Environmental Protection Agency, to the state’s top environmental post.
Now the Senate president said she will fight any and all legislation the house passes. She even tweeted out this lie about the new AG.
But the facts are this. Victoria LaCivita, a spokeswoman for Miyares, said Lucas' comment was incorrect and that only two personnel changes were made out of a 12 person office.
Twitter users are suggesting that AG Miyares is off to a good start. Here is a sampling:
Yes Virginia Virginia is off to a good start.