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Supreme Court allows Virginia to purge voter registrations of noncitizens
Advocates say the removal of around 1,600 people violates state law that prohibits purging voter rolls within 90 days of an election. News4’s Jessica Albert reports.
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Supreme Court's conservative justices allow Virginia to resume its purge of voter registrations
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority, over the dissents of the three liberal justices, granted an emergency appeal from Virginia’s Republican administration led by Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
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Lifelong Virginian among 1,600 voters to have registration canceled
A lifelong Prince William County resident is among 1,600 people purged from Virginia voter rolls and is now part of a voting rights case that may be heard by the Supreme Court.
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Virginia resident's voter registration wrongly purged
Virginia is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on whether it can cancel voter registrations in the 90 days leading up to Election Day. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey spoke to one lifelong Prince William County resident whose story is now part of this voting rights case.
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Virginia asks US Supreme Court to reinstate removals of 1,600 voter registrations
Virginia on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene to allow the state to remove roughly 1,600 voters from its rolls that it believes are noncitizens. The request comes after a federal appeals court unanimously upheld a federal judge’s order restoring the registrations of those 1,600 voters, whom the judge said were illegally purged from the rolls under an…
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Virginia to appeal voter purge ruling to Supreme Court
The fight over Virginia’s purging of voter rolls looks like it’s headed for the U.S. Supreme Court. News4’s Jummy Olabanji explains.
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A judge orders Virginia to restore 1,600 voter registrations purged ahead of the election
A federal judge has ordered Virginia to restore more than 1,600 voter registrations that she said were illegally purged in the last two months in an effort to stop noncitizens from voting. The judge granted the injunction request Friday after a hearing in Alexandria, Virginia. The injunction was sought by the Justice Department, which claimed the voter registrations were wrongly...
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DOJ takes Virginia to court over voter roll purge
A judge could decide whether to grant an injunction stopping an executive order and reinstating about 1,600 voter registrations that have been canceled in Virginia. News4’s Jessica Albert reports.
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What to know about Virginia's guidance for banning cellphones in schools
Here’s what to know about Virginia’s final guidance for banning students from using cellphones in school.
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Virginia plan would ban students from using cellphones all day, including lunch
Here’s what to know on Virginia’s plan to ban students from using cellphones in school.
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Gov. Youngkin says Virginia won't participate in IRS Direct File
More than 100 lawmakers wrote a letter to Youngkin urging him to bring the free filing program to the Commonwealth.
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Virginia families weigh in on potential cellphone ban in schools
Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced an executive order to restrict or eliminate cellphones in Virginia schools. Families and educators will have the chance to weigh in in community meetings before rules are established in August. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.
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CNBC names Virginia best state in which to do business
CNBC named Virginia the best state in the country in which to do business for the third time in five years. Northern Virginia Reporter Drew Wilder spoke with Gov. Glenn Youngkin about the announcement and several issues facing the commonwealth.
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Virginians weigh in on Youngkin's order to limit cellphones in schools
The education department has a few weeks to draft a statewide plan for how to eliminate or limit cellphones in classrooms. News4’s Joseph Olmo asked some Virginians what they think about the possibility of a school phone ban.
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Youngkin issues order to limit cellphones in Virginia schools
Public school students across the state of Virginia could be banned from using their cell phones in class in the coming months. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued an executive order Tuesday to establish “cellphone-free education,” saying the initiative aims to improve youth mental health and safety. The Republican governor’s order directs the Virginia Department of Education to come up...
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Youngkin issues order for phone-free education
The Virginia governor has directed the education department to implement a statewide policy for public schools.
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‘Do the right thing': Gov. Youngkin pushes for military family benefit
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin spoke live on News4 Today about the need for restoration of a benefit for military families. News4 asked him about Donald Trump’s recent remark that Trump is considering Youngkin as a potential running mate for vice president.
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Virginia Senate fails to act on changes to military education benefits program; Youngkin stunned
The Virginia Senate has failed to take up a bill to exempt some military families from pending changes in eligibility for a state program for educational benefits at public colleges and universities. Facing an uproar from military families, Gov. Glenn Youngkin had asked lawmakers to tweak portions of a recently signed bill that would have prevented some from accessing the...
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Virginia military families fight for education benefits
Virginia military families are fighting education benefits yanked from them in the state budget. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Winder has been following the story.
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Virginia education benefit cuts for military family members also extend to first responders
Earlier this week, News4 reported that Virginia’s bipartisan state budget stripped away some benefits from Gold Star families and families of severely disabled veterans. It turns out that the changes also removed the same benefits from all Virginia first responders, including law enforcement officers, firefighters, National Guard members and more.