Blue Virginia Weekly News Roundup (5/31/26)

Blue Virginia Weekly News Roundup (5/31/26)

Evaluation (good and not-so-good) of Gov. Spanberger 4+ months in; Gov. Spanberger Removes VA Tech Rector John Rocovich; VA Dems Announce Official List of 8/4 Primary Candidates

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• Video: LWV-Loudoun Forum Explains the Importance of Passing Three Constitutional Amendments This November (Restoration of Rights, Reproductive Freedom, Marriage Equality)

• 4+ Months Into Abigail Spanberger’s Governorship, There’s Good News (e.g., Lots of Excellent Bills Passed) and Not-So-Good News (e.g., a Historic # of Vetoes of Bills by the Governor’s Own Party)

• Fmr. VA Del. Mark Keam: “What happened in Fairfax County…is something that I am very proud of, and I believe a great example of how government is supposed to work”

• Clean Virginia: Spanberger Trades One Ethics Problem (VA Tech Rector John Rocovich) For Another (Top Dominion Executive Edward Baine)

• Video: Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA11) Wonders Whether Pam Bondi Will “just answer the questions openly and honestly today” or Risk “a future Congress where perhaps a subpoena is truly enforced”

• Gov. Spanberger Removes VA Tech Rector John Rocovich, “Effective Immediately,” Citing Violations of Code of Ethics, “governing statutes,” etc.

• Fmr. VA Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling (R/3x Trump Voter): “In Donald Trump’s GOP there is no room for dissent. You must back Trump all the way every time, or he and his most ardent supporters…will come after you”

• The People Teaching Me Civics Weren’t Born Here; My Immigrant ESL Students in Virginia Are Reminding Me What Citizenship Requires

• VA Dems Announce Official List of Candidates for the 2026 August Democratic Primaries (VA01, VA02, VA05 and VA09) Will Have Contested Primaries

• Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA02) – Who Has Voted With Trump 100% of the Time – Ties Herself Even Tighter to an Unpopular President

• Powerful VA Sen. Louise Lucas Responds to Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Data Centers, the Budget, Whether Criticism of Spanberger Is Related to Her Being a Woman, etc.

• Video: Sen. Mark Warner Walks Us Through “Trump’s Top-Four Scams” (Ballroom, Slush Fund, Stock Trades, Mobile Phones)

• Video: In Interview with Tevin Davis, Gov. Abigail Spanberger Defends Her Amendments, Vetoes (on Cannabis, ICE, Collective Bargaining); Says She Knows “a lot of people are not pleased,” but “I do think it’s an obligation to get it right”

• Why Are People Trash Talking our Governor? Post-Vetoes, It’s Time for Grace, Better Communication and Collaboration…and Working to Defeat the Trump Regime This November

• Video: Sen. Mark Warner Says Even Trump, “with all his bluster,” Will Be Pressed “to find a way to claim victory” in Iran; “Now it becomes a question of what is the least-bad option”

• Virginia House Democrats Celebrate Over 700 Bills Signed Into Law