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I moved to Virginia in November of 2008 to take a job in the railroad industry. The Virginia I found was quite an interesting place, comfortably hosting Southern conservatives, Northern liberals and legions who didn’t care about either…but loved Virginia’s vibrant, growing atmosphere. Fast forward to January of 2022, the vibrant, growing Virginia was long-gone. […]
VHHA highlights the substantial community contributions, public health and safety investments, and economic impact Virginia’s local hospitals and health systems make.
In Washington, the debate over the racially charged Democratic vote rigging bill is already making national waves.
Progressive Democrats are awfully riled up about the term “meritocracy” in Youngkin’s EO 1 — and they ought to be.
Outgoing Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) is accusing the Virginia Beach Police Department of forging forensic documents to obtain confessions during interrogations. Herring made the accusations earlier this week after his Office of Civil Rights concluded its investigation into the VBPD. The Daily Caller adds: Forged documents, typically purporting to link a suspect’s DNA […]
In one of his final acts as governor, Ralph Northam pardoned former state Sen. Joe Morrissey (D-Richmond). Morrissey, 64, was arrested in 2014 after authorities learned that he started a sexual relationship with his 17-year-old secretary. The Democrat pleaded guilty to one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. After a three month […]
More than 150 former EPA employees have sent an open letter to Virginia lawmakers, beseeching them to oppose Andrew Wheeler’s nomination. Wheeler is Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin’s nominee for secretary of natural resources. As The Hill reports: In an open letter written to the state’s senators, the former employees asked them to oppose the impending nomination of Andrew Wheeler, […]
The Loudoun County School Board has decided to withhold the results of its investigation into the handling of two sexual assaults cases. While the school board laid out a series of measures to prevent future assaults on Friday, it decided that releasing its findings would violate the privacy of the victims and be illegal. As […]
Glenn Youngkin hammered home his commitment to listen to Virginia’s parents on the campaign trail. Now, the governor-elect is showing he doesn’t just talk the talk. On Thursday, Youngkin announced the appointment of two conservative outsiders to the leading positions at the Virginia Department of Education: superintendent and assistant superintendent of public instruction. Bacon’s Rebellion […]
Democrats in the General Assembly are gritting their teeth in anticipation of a rare confirmation fight. Their target? Secretary of natural resources nominee Andrew Wheeler. Wheeler previously served as the head of the EPA during the Trump administration. As The Hill reports: Although Republicans regained control of the state House of Delegates in November’s elections, […]
