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Illustration on damage done to Virginia schools during the pandemic by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Virginia’s Northam learning gap

By L. Scott Lingamfelter

FILE - Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks during a news conference about an executive order establishing K through 12 lab schools at the Capitol Thursday Jan. 27, 2022, in Richmond, Va. A judge on Friday, Feb. 4, temporarily halted an executive order by Republican Gov. Youngkin that allowed parents to opt out of school mask mandates for their children. The temporary restraining order means that mask mandates put in place by school boards may remain, at least for now. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Youngkin says he regrets his campaign’s tweet attacking teen

By Sarah Rankin - Associated Press

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam speaks during an interview in his conference room at the Capitol Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, in Richmond, Va. Northam, who's term ends Saturday, Jan. 15, will go back to private practice. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

‘I’m a better person’: Northam reflects on his complex term

By Sarah Rankin - Associated Press

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam gestures as he delivers his annual budget forecast to a joint session of the House and Senate budget committees at the Capitol Thursday Dec 16, 2021, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Northam issues limited emergency order as virus cases rise

By Sarah Rankin - Associated Press

This Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, photo shows Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam during a news conference inside the Patrick Henry Building at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. About 20% of Virginia's funding from the latest federal coronavirus relief bill will help replenish the fund that pays unemployment benefits, staving off hefty tax increases for employers. (AP Photo/Richmond Times-Dispatch, Bob Brown) **FILE**

Virginia Guard mobilizing for upcoming predicted second snow

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Cars and trucks exit from a section of Interstate 95 Tuesday Jan. 4, 2022, in Stafford, Va. Close to 48 miles of the Interstate was closed due to ice and snow. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

I-95 motorists stuck for hours in horrific, icy standstill in Va.; Northam defends state’s response

By Tom Howell Jr. and Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times

A time capsule that was placed in 1887 in the pedestal that once held the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee is uncovered on Monument Avenue, Friday Dec. 17, 2021, in Richmond, Va. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam ordered the pedestal removed and the land given to the city of Richmond. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

1887 time capsule found at base of Lee statue to be opened

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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announces his upcoming budget proposal during a news conference inside The Market at 25th in Richmond, Va., on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP) ** FILE **

Last Northam budget proposal includes tax relief, pay raises

By Sarah Rankin - Associated Press

FILE - The pedestal that once held the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee stands empty on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. The pedestal has been covered in graffiti, with some describing it as a work of protest art that should be left in place. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Northam to remove Lee statue pedestal, transfer land to city

By Sarah Rankin - Associated Press

The moon illuminates the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue Friday June 5, 2020, in Richmond, Va. The Supreme Court of Virginia ruled Thursday, Sept 2, 2021, that the state can take down an enormous statue that has towered over Monument Avenue in the state's capital for more than a century and has become a symbol of racial injustice. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) **FILE**

Virginia high court rules governor can remove Robert E. Lee statue

By Emily Zantow - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 30, 1951, file photo, as temperatures drop below freezing, demonstrators march in front of the White House in Washington, in what they said was an effort to persuade President Harry Truman to halt the execution of seven Black men sentenced to death in Virginia on charges of raping a white woman. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam granted posthumous pardons Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, to seven Black men who were executed in 1951 for the rape of a white woman, in a case that attracted pleas for mercy from around the world and in recent years has been denounced as an example of racial disparity in the use of the death penalty. (AP Photo/Henry Burroughs, File)

Va. Gov. Northam grants posthumous pardons to seven Black men executed in 1951

By Denise Lavoie - Associated Press

This Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, photo shows Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam during a news conference inside the Patrick Henry Building at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. About 20% of Virginia's funding from the latest federal coronavirus relief bill will help replenish the fund that pays unemployment benefits, staving off hefty tax increases for employers. (AP Photo/Richmond Times-Dispatch, Bob Brown) **FILE**

Gov. Ralph Northam: More than 6,000 Afghan refugees arrive in Virginia, more expected

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This Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, photo shows Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam during a news conference inside the Patrick Henry Building at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. About 20% of Virginia's funding from the latest federal coronavirus relief bill will help replenish the fund that pays unemployment benefits, staving off hefty tax increases for employers. (AP Photo/Richmond Times-Dispatch, Bob Brown) **FILE**

Virginia’s Democratic governor mandates face masks indoors for K-12 schools

By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times

This Monday, March 15, 2021 file photo shows Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam at the Governor's Mansion in Richmond, Va. A bill that recently passed the Democrat-controlled General Assembly aims to fix several issues with Virginia's unemployment system that were laid bare by the pandemic. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) **FILE**

Virginia lifts mask mandate to align with CDC guidance

By Emily Zantow - The Washington Times

Drivers line up for fuel at a Shell Gas Station on Old Forest Road in Lynchburg, Va., Tuesday, May 11, 2021. More than 1,000 gas stations in the Southeast reported running out of fuel, primarily because of what analysts say is unwarranted panic-buying among drivers, as the shutdown of a major pipeline by hackers entered its fifth day. In response, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam declared a state of emergency. (Kendall Warner/The News & Advance via AP)

Northam declares emergency in Virginia over potential fuel shortages

By Emily Zantow - The Washington Times

As virus cases drop, Virginia plans to loosen restrictions

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Northam updates mask mandate to align with new CDC guidance

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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam addresses the public and the media while talking about the new website for Virginians to sign up for the COVID-19 vaccination during a press conference at the Patrick Henry Building in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP) **FILE**

Virginia will further ease COVID-19 restrictions mid-May

By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam talks at a COVID-19 vaccination event at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Va., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. (Dean Hoffmeyer/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP) **FILE**

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signs recreational marijuana legislation into law

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Get vaccinated, Northam says, as state opens up eligibility

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