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The Supreme Court of Virginia has unanimously appointed two mapmakers to help them draw new legislative and congressional districts. The justices approved the Republicans special master nominee, Sean Trende. Trende is the senior elections analyst for RealClearPolitics, a center-right news site. They also accepted the Democrats’ nominee, Bernard Grofman. Grofman is a political scientist at […]
Newport News Shipbuilding employees facing termination for not getting the COVID vaccine no longer have to worry about their job security. The development follows a letter from CEO Mike Petters saying that most employees will not have to get an FDA-approved COVID vaccine. Dockworkers expressed mixed emotions upon hearing the news. Norfolk’s WTKR reports: Numerous […]
Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) wanted answers on the conditions facing soldiers at a base in his district. Since the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, Fort Pickett has received roughly 7,200 Afghan refugees, leaving Good concerned about the humanitarian crisis and the state of the troops watching over displaced persons. As ABC13 News reports: Videos sent to […]
A Virginia School Board has reversed course after announcing a ban on sexually explicit books in its school’s libraries. The board members were reportedly concerned about potential constitutional violations. Fox News reports: The Spotsylvania County School Board rescinded the vote, Fox 5 DC reported, after public discussion went on for hours Monday night as 68 people had […]
Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin has appointed Heritage Foundation President Kay C. James co-chair of his transition team. He cited her insight and expertise from years of government service. Before leading the country’s most prominent conservative think tank, James served as U.S. Office of Personnel Management director during the George W. Bush administration. She hails from Portsmouth. […]
The Republican Party presented an unforeseen challenge to Virginia Democrats this fall until it was too late to act. Despite the Democratic Party’s built-in advantages in Virginia, a new poll shows that the party could remain in the wilderness if it doesn’t change course. SEE ALSO: Virginia Parents Look to Capitalize on Success With Republican […]
Democrats in Richmond have announced they will seek recounts in two House of Delegates races. The Republican candidates lead the Democratic incumbents in both, but only by razor-thin margins. As The Hill reports: Dels. Martha Mugler (D) and Alex Askew (D), who both represent districts in the Hampton Roads area, announced on Tuesday that they […]
Administrators have placed an assistant professor at Old Dominion University’s Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice on leave after they argued for replacing the term pedophile with “minor-attracted people.” Dr. Allyn Walker argued for a new term, saying that not every adult who is attracted to children will molest children. WATCH: 🚨🚨🚨This non-binary assistant professor […]
Fresh off of their recent victories, a determined group of Virginia parents are hoping to take their campaign for parents’ rights nationwide. Attention from powerful Republican members of Congress in Washington is already getting them more exposure. As the Virginia Mercury reports: The ranking Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, Virginia Foxx […]
In case you missed it, there was another campaign violation complaint for Congresswoman Val Demings (D-Fla). This time, the Marco Rubio challenger potentially violated federal campaign laws by accepting in-kind contributions from anti-parent Terry McAuliffe’s Common Good Virginia PAC, a state political committee. Val sure knows how to pick ‘em. The Floridian reports: Americans for […]
