virginia
Via Kyle Griffin:
Early exit poll data — via NBCNews:
#Republican primary voters who will NOT support the GOP nominee, regardless of who it is:
#NorthCarolina: 35% won't guarantee their vote for the Republican
#Virginia: 36% won't guarantee their vote
#California: 33% won't guarantee their vote
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Via Democracy Docket:
#Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) vetoed a bill requiring the state to rejoin ERIC, a nonpartisan group that helps states maintain accurate voter rolls. Youngkin withdrew Virginia from ERIC in May 2023 after right-wing conspiracies targeted the group.
#VotingRights
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/virginia-governor-vetoes-bill-to-rejoin-voter-data-organization-eric/
The Family #Photographs That Helped Us Investigate How a University Displaced a #Black Community
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A longtime resident of the Shoe Lane area in #Virginia chronicled the life of his community as it was demolished by Christopher Newport University.
His photographs helped a reporter seek #accountability.
#News #Richmond #Race #RealEstate #Property #Community #Education
https://www.propublica.org/article/family-photos-of-shoe-lane-destruction
#Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) will withdraw the state from particip in CA’s tough auto emissions standards at end of this year, using opinion from Virginia AG Jason S. Miyares (R) as justification for undoing an action taken by Gen Assembly.
“Once again, Virginia is declaring independence — this time from a misguided electric vehicle mandate imposed by unelected leaders nearly 3,000 miles away from the Commonwealth”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/06/05/youngkin-virginia-auto-emissions-california/
😊 Army veteran Eugene Vindman, who was a key player in the first impeachment of former President Trump, will win the Democratic nomination for the House seat representing #Virginia’s 7th Congressional District, Decision Desk HQ projects.
Vindman came out on top of a crowded Democratic field to try to succeed retiring Rep. Abigail Spanberger