Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s abortion ban is unpopular among voters, poll finds
The Republican governor wants to pass a 15-week abortion ban.
By Emily Singer - October 19, 2023The Republican governor wants to pass a 15-week abortion ban.
By Emily Singer - October 19, 2023Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin hopes to win a Republican majority in the General Assembly that will roll back reproductive rights.
By Josh Israel - October 12, 2023As the 2024 battle for partisan control of the statehouse ramps up, swing-district Republicans are hiding their support for Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s unpopular abortion ban proposals.
By Josh Israel - September 07, 2023Republican nominee Juan Pablo Segura in the 31st Senate District could be the deciding vote for Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s abortion ban proposal.
By Josh Israel - August 17, 2023Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin is now pushing Republicans to vote early in the November elections.
By Josh Israel - July 11, 2023Most of the Republicans nominated to run in November are white and male.
By Josh Israel - June 29, 2023The ACLU is suing the Virginia governor for automatically disqualifying people who complete felony prison sentences from voting.
By Emily Singer - June 28, 2023Virginia's status as a key access point for reproductive freedom is on the ballot in 2023, writes U.S. Rep. Jennifer McClellan.
By TAI Contributor - June 26, 2023The Republican-run administration pulled out of the Electronic Registration Information Center, citing right-wing conspiracy theories.
By Josh Israel - May 15, 2023Democrats say elections in Virginia in November present a clear choice on reproductive rights.
By Josh Israel - May 09, 2023Virginia Republicans have pushed to make it harder to vote and to keep former felons from regaining their rights.
By Josh Israel - April 19, 2023Abortion rights advocates warn that Virginia could soon see the same kind of near-total abortion ban just enacted in Florida if Republicans win full control of the General Assembly.
By Josh Israel - April 17, 2023This year’s election could determine the fate of historic gun safety legislation Virginia Democrats enacted between 2020 and 2021.
By Josh Israel - March 31, 2023Democrat Jennifer McClellan will be the state’s first Black congresswoman.
By Josh Israel - February 22, 2023Leon Benjamin has said COVID-19 vaccines contain ‘satanic’ properties and the pandemic was manufactured by ‘elites’ to create a ‘new world order.’
By Emily Singer - February 01, 2023Three varying anti-abortion proposals by Republicans have already failed to pass the Virginia Senate, making it unlikely further abortion restrictions will become law.
By Associated Press - January 27, 2023Aaron Rouse’s victory adds to the Democrats’ majority in the state Senate, where they plan to block anti-abortion legislation the Republican governor wants to enact.
By Emily Singer - January 11, 2023The outcome of the state Senate election could have sweeping implications for abortion rights in Virginia.
By Emily Singer - January 09, 2023Two-time losing candidate Leon Benjamin will again try to win the seat left open by the death of Democratic Rep. Donald McEachin.
By Josh Israel - December 20, 2022‘Students will not stand to become politicized and will not stand to become part of the governor’s agenda or his next campaign,’ one organizer said.
By Nick Vachon - September 28, 2022Joe Lombardo wants to create a program of education saving accounts that experts say could take hundreds of millions of dollars from already underfunded Nevada public school systems.
By Emily Singer - September 28, 2022Winsome Sears added that ‘the fight has only just begun’ over abortion rights.
By Nick Vachon - July 01, 2022The Republican governor-elect has been quiet on his campaign promise to ban ‘CRT’ in the state’s schools, since winning in November. But teachers are still on high alert.
By Nick Vachon - December 17, 2021State Sen. Amanda Chase announced her campaign to challenge Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) on Wednesday.
By Nick Vachon - November 17, 2021George Allen is one of several anti-LGBTQ extremists helping the Virginia governor-elect prepare for his new job.
By Josh Israel - November 12, 2021One conservative political action committee focused on races in some of the wealthiest and least diverse parts of the country.
By Nick Vachon - November 11, 2021Some Republicans see the issue as a central part of their campaign strategy ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.
By Nick Vachon - November 05, 2021Conservative outlets like Fox News, Newsmax, One America News, and the Sinclair Group of stations repeatedly misinformed viewers about the issues Virginia voters said were most important to them.
By Oliver Willis - November 03, 2021Voters who expressed concern about the pandemic overwhelmingly backed Democrat Terry McAuliffe. But most voters had other priorities.
By Jacob Gardenswartz - November 03, 2021The former Carlyle Group CEO bested Democratic former Gov. Terry McAuliffe Tuesday night following a race that focused heavily on false claims about ‘critical race theory.’
By Nick Vachon - November 03, 2021