#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/
A Virginia-based tech company will pay >$38k in penalties for posting a #discriminatory#job ad that only sought to hire White US citizens, the #Justice Dept announced.
Rylo Huncho (age 17, February 1, 2007 - May 16, 2024) was an emerging teen rapper from Virginia, known for his unique style and presence on social media.
It's obvious what happened at the University of #Virginia on May 4th. The police were rioting. If the authorities had just left the students alone, the pro-Palestinian encampments would have been dissolved on their own accord. The fact that the police give greater priority to peaceful protests on campuses than they do to investigating and solving real crimes explains why there is so much crime in the cities. https://www.c-ville.com/conflicting-accounts
"Bishop’s story, from birth to presumed death, shows the extreme danger facing right #whales, which could be #extinct in three decades if they continue to disappear at the present rate.
School board members in #Virginia’s Shenandoah County voted early Friday to restore the names of two schools that previously honored Confederate leaders – four years after those names had been removed.
#Virginia school board restores #Confederate leaders’ names to 2 #schools
The change comes 4 years after the schools had removed the names during the national racial reckoning sparked by #GeorgeFloyd’s killing.
Virginia school board votes to restore Confederate names to two schools.
CNN reports from Shenandoah County, where the schools were renamed four years ago. "That 2020 move was part of a resolution condemning racism and affirming the district’s 'commitment to an inclusive school environment.'" None of the 2020 board members still serve.
About a month ago, I photo'd a pileated woodpecker for the first time, in Banneker Park a few miles from our home. Today, I saw one of those critters in our backyard. This is the male of the species, noted by the red stripe near the beak.
'Atlantic surfclam, an economically valuable species that is the main ingredient in clam chowder and fried clam strips, has returned to Virginia waters in a big way, reversing a die-off that started more than two decades ago....Rutgers scientists found the population to be thriving and growing. A likely reason could be that environmental conditions improved, and another possibility is that the clams adapted...'
Virginia Rapper 'Rylo Huncho', 17, Accidentally Kills Himself on Social Media Video After Pointing Gun at His Head and Pulling Trigger (haor.org)
Rylo Huncho (age 17, February 1, 2007 - May 16, 2024) was an emerging teen rapper from Virginia, known for his unique style and presence on social media.