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Virginia’s newly sworn-in Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed 11 government actions on his first day in workplace, together with ending using Vital Race Concept in colleges, investigating officers' alleged wrongdoing in Loudoun County, and permitting dad and mom to determine if their youngsters ought to put on masks in colleges.
Youngkin announced the record of government actions in a information launch after being sworn in because the commonwealth’s 74th governor, the primary Republican elected since 2009, on Saturday in Richmond.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks throughout an inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va.
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The governor signed 9 government orders that tackle the next points:
- To revive excellence in schooling by ending using divisive ideas, together with Vital Race Concept, in public schooling.
- To empower Virginia dad and mom of their youngsters’s schooling and upbringing by permitting dad and mom to make choices on whether or not their little one wears a masks at school.
- To revive integrity and confidence within the Parole Board of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
- To research wrongdoing in Loudoun County.
- To make authorities work for Virginians by creating the Commonwealth Chief Transformation Officer.
- To declare Virginia open for enterprise.
- To fight and stop human trafficking and supply help to survivors.
- To determine a fee to fight antisemitism.
- To withdraw from the Regional Greenhouse Gasoline Initiative (RGGI).
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Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears, left, speaks with Virginia first girl Suzanne Youngkin throughout an inauguration ceremony, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Richmond, Va.
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Along with the manager orders, Youngkin signed two government directives that can "cut job regulations by 25%" and rescind the coronavirus vaccine mandate for state staff.
The chief order relating to wrongdoing in Loudoun County comes after the college district gained nationwide consideration throughout the marketing campaign following the arrest of a 14-year-old male highschool pupil, who identifies as nonbinary, who has been discovered responsible of raping a feminine pupil in a college lavatory. That pupil was transferred to a different college the place he allegedly raped one other pupil and the district has been accused of protecting up the crime which resulted in one of many alleged sufferer's dad and mom being arrested at a college board assembly. The offending pupil has been positioned on the intercourse offenders registry for all times as a part of his sentence.
Vital Race Concept was additionally a key difficulty within the race with Youngkin responding to complaints in regards to the controversial curriculum being embedded in Virginia colleges by promising to take away it and provides dad and mom a bigger say in what's taught to their youngsters. Youngkin's opponent, former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, dismissed dad or mum issues telling them that Vital Race Concept was not being taught and saying, "I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach."
Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin greets supporters at a reception Friday Jan. 14, 2022, in Richmond, Va.
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Youngkin promoted optimism in his inaugural speech and advised Democrats who voted towards him that he will likely be their advocate as nicely.
"The spirit of Virginia is alive and well. And together we will strengthen it," Youngkin mentioned. "Together we’ll renew the promise of Virginia, so it will be the best place to live, work and raise a family."
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