Friday, February 18: Today in Virginia Politics, Plan to Eliminate Grocery Tax and Lower Cost of Living in Virginia

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Gov Youngkin

Gov. Youngkin outlines plans to eliminate grocery tax, lower cost of living in Virginia

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. (7News) — From gas to groceries, Virginians are paying high prices due to high inflation rates but residents may soon be paying less in state taxes.  Gov. Glenn Youngkin discussed tax relief with families at Leesburg Dinner in Loudoun County Thursday morning. MORE/VIDEO

LT Gov Winsome Sears

Year-round school? Longer days in the classroom? How to make up the learning loss deficit

WASHINGTON (7News) — The numbers are staggering in the learning deficiency of students during at-home schooling during the pandemic.  According to Standard of Learning results released in December by the Virginia Department of Education, just 69 percent of students in 2021 passed in reading, compared to 77.5 percent in 2018-2019. MORE

Virginia Schools ‘Not Going to Be Able’ to Keep Mask Mandates, Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears Says

(Daily Signal) Virginia’s new law banning mask mandates in schools isn’t optional, Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears says. Schools are “not going to be able” to require students to continue wearing masks, Sears said during an interview Thursday with “The Daily Signal Podcast.” MORE

 

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