Blue Virginia Weekly News Roundup (11/12/23)

After winning majority, VA House Dems elect new leadership team, including VA's first-ever Black Speaker; Political Winners/Losers: VA Elections 2023; Rep. Spanberger says she's running for governor

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• Video: Sen. Mark Warner Says “Israel clearly has the military ability to take out Hamas, but this is also a battle about hearts and minds”

• Five Ways for the New General Assembly to Propel Virginia Government into the 21st Century

• BREAKING: VA House Dems Nominate Don Scott for Speaker; Elect Charniele Herring for Majority Leader, Kathy Tran for Caucus Chair

• Former VA Secretary of Education Atif Qarni Announces for the Democratic VA10 Nomination

• As Expected, Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA07) Announces She’s Not Running for Reelection to Congress, WILL Run for Virginia Governor in 2025

• Dem-Endorsed Fairfax County School Board Candidate Marcia St. John-Cunning Won Overwhelmingly; GOP Files “Frivolous Lawsuite” to Keep Her From Taking Office!

• Video: Sen. Mark Warner on “the good news, the bad news, the Groundhog Day news”

• Video: Abortion Rights Win in Virginia; Commonwealth Poised To Protect Reproductive Freedom in Constitution

• Senators Mark Warner, Tim Kaine, Colleagues Press Biden Administration on West Bank Settler Violence

• Political Winners and Losers: Virginia Elections 2023

• VA State Sen. Jennifer Boysko (D) Announces for Congress in VA10, Calls Herself a “lifelong, relentless problem solver”

• Tuesday’s Virginia Elections Send Message: Parents Want Robust Libraries, Inclusiveness, Truthful History

• Video: DLCC Interim President Says, “Make no mistake about it, this is a loss for Governor Youngkin”

• Michael Feggans’ Victory in HD97 Shows That “Jen Kiggans Is In Trouble”

• Live Blog: Virginia Election Results 2023

• Virginia Election Day 2023: Open Thread

• Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia Reminds Virginians that they have the Power to Protect Reproductive Freedom

• Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA02), House Republicans Propose Cuts to Amtrak, Threatening Essential Transportation for Coastal Virginians

• Gov. Youngkin Accedes to Virginia NAACP Records Requests, Documents Show Voting Rights Withheld from Thousands Without Explanation or Justification

• Video: With Hours to Go Until VA Polls Open, DLCC Says “these races are on a razor’s edge and…some races may not even be called until about a week after the election”

• Former SEIU Virginia 512 President David Broder: Republicans Will “move us backwards to being the worst state for working families in the nation”

• Susanna Gibson: The real reason why the Virginia GOP wants to silence and shame me