Virginia Resident Behind Reagan Assassination Attempt Complains About Being Canceled
The man who shot President Ronald Reagan with a .22-caliber revolver two months after his first inauguration is likely stewing today at his home in Virginia’s Tidewater region. John Hinckley Jr., who recently rebranded himself a folk singer, was 25 when he nearly assassinated Reagan and maimed White House Press Secretary James Brady outside of […]
HANER: Wind Lawsuit Poses a Whale of a Problem
WILSON: Working Class, Young and Minority Voters Were Instrumental in Trump’s Win in Virginia Primary
Last week’s Super Tuesday primary contests solidified Former President Trump as the GOP nominee after Gov. Nikki Haley’s lackluster performance led her to suspend her campaign, and revealed Trump’s working-class coalition is only growing stronger. Trump swept the primaries winning over a dozen states and solidified his support among working and middle-class voters, as well […]
Virginia Becomes Second State To Ban Legacy Admissions Preference
Among the bills signed into law by Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin Friday, one will end the practice of preferential treatment of prospective students who have ties to alumni or donors to Virginia’s top colleges. NBC News reported: Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed a bill banning the consideration of legacy to public universities, making the commonwealth […]
LEAHY: True Costs Of Congressional Inaction Amount To Billions Of Wasted Dollars
Waste, fraud, abuse…budget cutters of old used these three words to describe the federal government’s poor stewardship of taxpayer dollars. Such charges were frequently derided as the rumblings of anti-government know-nothings. However, the evidence continues to mount that waste, fraud, and abuse are standard features of federal spending. And according to the Government Accountability Office, […]
Youngkin Vetos Two Anti-Gun Bills
Governor Glenn Youngkin has included two anti-gun bills on the list of legislation he vetoed Friday. The Virginia Mercury reported: Youngkin didn’t look so favorably on two bills dealing with gun safety. He vetoed legislation that would have tightened rules requiring people credibly accused or convicted of domestic abuse to give up any firearms. The […]
HANER: Killing The Digital Goose For Its Golden Egg
The last time the General Assembly made a similar mistake with the Virginia tax code was 20 years ago. It was 2004, and the complaints that business was not “paying its fair share” came from Republicans in the House. They introduced and quickly pushed through a bill that stripped sales tax exemptions from multiple categories of business. Sound familiar? Twenty […]