Anna Bryson

Virginia’s Democratic nominee for governor Abigail Spanberger said today if she is elected governor, she would sign legislation to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. https://t.co/7L7jwqQPgT

The DCCC announced today its list of “House Democrats’ Districts in Play,” naming the 35 Republicans it considers vulnerable in the 2026 midterm elections — including a surprising new target: Rep. Rob Wittman of Virginia’s 1st Congressional District. https://t.co/xj2wo9qhRO

RPS Supt. Jason Kamras addressed the directive in his newsletter, saying “there is absolutely nothing illegal about embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion as core principles… We don’t discriminate based on race and embracing these principles is not tantamount to doing so.” https://t.co/J7fDr1wOAx

Anna Bryson @AnnaBryson18

Virginia school divisions have until the end of the week to certify that their schools do not engage in any practices that the Trump administration believes illegally promote DEI — or risk losing federal funding. https://t.co/2UvC8R6e63

Virginia school divisions have until the end of the week to certify that their schools do not engage in any practices that the Trump administration believes illegally promote DEI — or risk losing federal funding. https://t.co/2UvC8R6e63

Virginia’s 2025 governor’s race is set: Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears will face former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic nominee. https://t.co/nc8gGFl3iq

The VDOE’s associate superintendent Andy Armstrong is leaving the department. If the Goochland School Board approves his appointment on Tuesday, he will begin his role as Goochland’s division superintendent on April 22.

Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears raised $3.1 million in the first quarter of 2025 for her gubernatorial bid, according to her campaign, which says she has set a first-quarter fundraising record — excluding self-funding — for any GOP candidate for governor. https://t.co/ehlZnihGgu

Chants of “abortion is oppression” rang out over Virginia’s Capitol Square today as thousands gathered for the annual Virginia March for Life. https://t.co/xok0NFbalR

The Virginia Board of Education this week began the process to revise the grading system on state assessments. If the results fall in line with Gov. Glenn Youngkin's promise, Virginia’s state tests will be among the hardest in the nation to pass. https://t.co/72nbMosmvD

Gov. Glenn Youngkin this week officially named former Deputy Secretary of Education Emily Anne Gullickson as the new state superintendent after naming her the acting superintendent following Lisa Coons’ abrupt resignation March 14. https://t.co/t2MU7Smuv2

RT @sabrinaamorenoo: The Virginia Department of Health is facing layoffs after the Trump administration announced it's cutting $11.4 billio…

Va. Dems including Abigail Spanberger and Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell rebuked Youngkin's vetoes and budget amendments, arguing they would undermine public health, weaken worker protections and roll back Virginians’ rights. https://t.co/ROW4N8Mooo

Va. Board of Education President Grace Creasey said it was clear based on the guides the department had posted so far that there was a lack of communication from former leadership to the department's staff. https://t.co/gRcoILESLc

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner & Tim Kaine wrote a letter to the Dept of Agriculture Secretary today urging the Trump admin to reverse their decision canceling 2 programs that give schools and food banks money to buy food from local farms. Our earlier story on the grant cancelations👇 https://t.co/fFlhngigJQ

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Va. won’t get expected $21M for local farm food to schools, food banks https://t.co/xAEsKyCNuE

Several organizations today are calling for the VDOE to delay implementation of the new history standards that are set to go into effect this fall, as the department has yet to release most of the teaching guides for the new standards https://t.co/A4gvSZSgRt

Youngkin says Virginia is ready to take full responsibility for the state's K-12 education following President Donald Trump's executive order to dismantle the federal education department. He also said that “block granting” would benefit Virginians. https://t.co/5csKiK7VaZ

Here is my story on all the statewide candidates who filed their signatures to get on the ballot today. At close to 19k signatures, lieutenant governor candidate Victor Salgado got the highest number of sigs out of any candidate in the LG's race. https://t.co/gSAqD2schN