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Virginia Lt. Gov.-elect Winsome Sears’ interview with CNN’s Dana Bash has officially gone viral. During their conversation, Spears questioned the need for people to get vaccinated if they’ve already gotten COVID-19. Indeed, the National Institute of Health has confirmed that more than 95% of people who recovered from COVID developed a lasting immunity for up to […]
A longtime Democratic state senator has officially shot down rumors that he’s planning to retire and join the Youngkin administration. John Edwards (D-Roanoke) put the kibosh on any speculation when asked if he’d head to Richmond come January, simply saying “No, absolutely not, I can’t imagine they’d want me.” (Cardinal News) Edwards, 78, has represented […]
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) told The New York Times that Democrats essentially forbid her from coming to the state to campaign for Terry McAuliffe. She suggested that the decision cost McAuliffe the governorship. The progressive congresswoman previously called McAuliffe’s campaign “super-moderate.” She added that the former and would-be governor failed to excite the party’s […]
An election calendar lawsuit in Richmond has reached a critical juncture. For both sides, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Although Republicans have (apparently) gained a majority in the House of Delegates, their victory may only be fleeting if Paul Goldman, a Democratic Party lawyer gets his way. As Virginia Mercury explains: Goldman claims in his […]
My grandfather used to tell me that what separated the United States from the Soviet Union was this single principle. You see, in the United States we would allow 100 guilty people to walk free if it meant preventing one innocent man from being convicted, whereas the Soviets would plow through 100 innocent people to […]
Richmond City Public Schools are facing an enrollment crisis that’s nothing short of apocalyptic. The Virginia Department of Education reports that the district experienced a 25% enrollment drop since last year. The decline occurred among all racial and socioeconomic groups. However, Asian student enrollment fell most dramatically—by 64%! Bacon’s Rebellion reports on the unmitigated disaster […]
Two George Soros-backed prosecutors are stirring up controversy again. This time, their inability to put a registered sex offender behind bars is leaving many wondering what it takes to get in real trouble in Northern Virginia. The Washington Free Beacon reports: The serial CVS bandit, Karim Clayton, 44, has a seedy criminal history ranging from […]
Drug overdose deaths are surging in Central Virginia. In fact, they’ve spiked as much as 35% since the pandemic began. CBS 6 News reports: RICHMOND, Va. — For Dixie Lewis’s 24-year-old sister Savannah, recovery meetings at the McShin Foundation were a lifeline. “You need those people in the meetings. You need to hear what they […]
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 […]
