Abigail Spanberger is being inaugurated as VirginiaS governor around noon Saturday, with a live video stream available. She decisively defeated Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in last year’s election,becoming the state’s first female governor. Spanberger signaled the start of her term on X, writing, “Good morning, Virginia! Today at noon, the work begins.” Do you want this turned into a short news item, social post, background/context on Spanberger and the election, or instructions for where to watch the livestream?

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Abigail Spanberger will be inaugurated as Virginia’s governor around noon Saturday, with a live video stream available. Spanberger, who decisively defeated Lt.Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in last year’s election, becomes the state’s first female governor. She signaled the start of her term on X, writing, “Good morning, Virginia! Today at noon, the work begins.”

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