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2022 Political Roundtable: Red wave? Maybe a puddle
On balance, Democrats came out winners in the 2022 midterm elections, having staved off a widely forecast “red wave” of Republican victories, according to panelists at Virginia Business’ annual Political
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Va. Senate rejects former EPA chief for Cabinet
Andrew Wheeler, Youngkin's natural resources secretary pick, rejected along party lines
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The Virginia Senate voted Tuesday to reject Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s appointment for state secretary of natural and historic resources, former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler. Youngkin spokesperson Macaulay Porter
Va. Senate committee rejects former EPA chief for Cabinet
But Youngkin's natural resources secretary pick may still survive battle
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The Virginia Senate Privileges and Elections Committee voted 9-6 Tuesday against confirming former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler, Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s appointment for state secretary of natural and historic
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Chase sues Senate over censure, claims civil rights violation
GOP gubernatorial hopeful seeks injunction in federal court
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A week after being censured by the state Senate, Sen. Amanda Chase, R-Chesterfield County, is suing the legislative body and its clerk for violating Chase’s civil rights, including her First
Chase censured for ‘conduct unbecoming of a senator’ in bipartisan vote
Chesterfield County state senator is first to be censured since 1987
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With the support of Republicans and Democrats, the Virginia State Senate on Wednesday censured Sen. Amanda Chase, R- Chesterfield County, for “failure to uphold her oath of office, misuse of
‘Pattern of unacceptable conduct’: Focus of Chase censure changes
In revamped measure, Chesterfield senator now faces censure for series of controversies
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A newly reworded resolution to censure state Sen. Amanda Chase, R-Chesterfield County, seeks to place the ardent Trump supporter and gubernatorial hopeful last in seniority “for failure to uphold her
Chase apologizes to Va. Senate ‘if I offended any one of you’; censure still in play
Democratic resolution sponsor says Chase's words "fell far short" of apology
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Updated Jan. 24 In a bid to avoid becoming the first state senator censured since 1986, state Sen. Amanda Chase on Friday apologized to her Senate colleagues, saying she was
Northam calls FEMA denial ‘a slap in the face’
Trump administration declined federal funding for Va. National Guard, police at U.S. Capitol
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In a tweet Tuesday, Gov. Ralph Northam decried the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s denial of federal funding for the Virginia National Guard presence at the U.S. Capitol as a “slap
Facing her own censure, Chase plans resolution to censure Lucas
Senate president pro tempore participated in racial justice protest last June
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As state Democrats seek to censure her for participating in the Jan. 6 pro-Trump rally that preceded the violent breach of the U.S. Capitol, state Sen. Amanda Chase, R-Chesterfield County,
Va. Senate considers censuring Sen. Amanda Chase
Democrats sponsor resolution charging that Chase "engaged in insurrection"
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State Sen. Amanda Chase, R-Chesterfield, faces censure after a Democratic colleague filed a resolution Thursday alleging that Chase “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” against the U.S. Constitution when she participated