Gov. Ralph Northam

A statue of Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson stands behind cannons at the entrance to the barracks at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Va. Superintendent J.H. Binford Peay III resigned Monday amid allegations that the school's culture

VMI Superintendent Steps Down Amid Allegations Of 'Structural Racism'

4:46pm October 26, 2020

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Superintendent J.H. Binford Peay III resigned on Monday amid allegations that the school's culture was hostile to Black cadets. The state is now investigating "structural racism" at VMI.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam was mentioned as a potential target for kidnapping when a group met to discuss plots to punish governors for their response to the coronavirus, the FBI says. Northam is seen here at a news conference in June in Richmond.

Men In Alleged Kidnapping Plot Also Considered Targeting Virginia Governor, FBI Says

3:24pm October 13, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Special Agent Richard Trask revealed the Virginia connection for the first time on Tuesday, testifying in a federal court in Michigan.

In a statement, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said the court's decision "is a critical step towards keeping families safely in their homes."

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Virginia Supreme Court Grants Temporary Moratorium on Evictions

3:05pm August 08, 2020

by Jason Slotkin

In a 4-3 decision Friday, the state's high court granted a request by Gov. Ralph Northam to allow a pause to eviction proceedings. The decision halts evictions through Sept. 7.

The sign for J.E.B. Stuart High School in Falls Church, Va., named after the slaveholding Confederate general, photographed in 2017. The name was changed to Justice High School two years ago.

Virginia Governor Calls For Renaming Schools That Honor Confederate Leaders

11:13pm July 07, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Gov. Ralph Northam wrote a letter to school boards across the state saying he wants to change the names that have a "traumatizing impact on students, families, teachers and staff of all backgrounds."

A crew from the Virginia Department of General Services takes measurements as they inspect the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue on Monday.

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Virginia Judge Blocks Plan To Remove Statue Of Robert E. Lee

11:18am June 09, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Judge Bradley B. Cavedo issued a temporary injunction prompted by a lawsuit that claims the state promised to protect the statue when the land it is located on was annexed in 1890.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, a Democrat, discusses his legislative criminal justice priorities in Richmond, Va., in January.

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Virginia Governor's Bill To Ban Assault Weapons Fails, With Help From His Own Party

5:10pm February 17, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Four state Senate Democrats broke ranks in tabling a bill that would have banned the sale or transfer of certain assault-style weapons. It also would have banned magazines with more than 12 rounds.

Va. Gov. Ralph Northam announced on Friday that he is "deeply disturbed" by reports of a young girl being strip searched at a corrections facility last month.

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Virginia Governor Suspends Policy Allowing Strip Searches Of Children At Prisons

7:14pm December 06, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

An 8-year-old girl was strip searched at Buckingham Correctional Center last month. A prison spokesperson says the prison staffer who approved the search didn't have the authority to do so.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam speaks at a news conference Saturday about the mass shooting in Virginia Beach the day before.

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After Virginia Beach Shooting, Gov. Ralph Northam Calls Session On Gun Violence

12:57pm June 04, 2019

by Sarah McCammon

"We must do more than give our thoughts and prayers; we must give Virginians the action they deserve," Northam said of the shooting at a municipal complex in which 12 victims and the suspect died.

Demonstrators hold signs and chant in Richmond, Va., on Feb. 2. They were calling for the resignation of Gov. Ralph Northam after a racist photo on his medical school yearbook page came to light. He denies that he is in the photo but admits to once dressi

Racist Med School Yearbook Photos? Medicine's Racism Problems Go Even Deeper

1:57pm February 12, 2019

The media attention around a racist photo on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's medical school yearbook page sheds light on the larger problem of how racism affects medical care for African-Americans.

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