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What happens when one of the major political parties suggests the most modest of reforms to the benefits future Social Security beneficiaries will receive? The other major political party goes ballistic. Such were the atmospherics when the Republican Study Committee (RSC) played against the prevailing type with the GOP so far and issued a plan […]
There is a near-universal consensus among economists that increases in the minimum wage harm low-skilled workers the most. Originally designed to mimic racially discriminatory laws elsewhere, the minimum wage continues to be a means of picking certain classes and geographic locations over others. For example, the minimum wage benefits the high-cost-of-living areas in the Northeast over the lower-cost-of-living areas in […]
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed into law Thursday Senate Bill 469, aimed at combatting the fentanyl crisis. After the bill was signed the into law, the Governor’s office shared the following in a media release: This bill strengthens the fight against the alarming and devastating crisis that has inflicted profound harm in the Commonwealth. “By […]
Aliscia Andrews – candidate for the Republican Primary in Virginia’s 10th Congressional District- announced today the support of several school board members in the District. Her campaign announced the following via a media release Wednesday: Three local School Board members have endorsed her campaign for Congress: Fauquier County School Board Chair Susan Pauling, Fauquier County […]
State Senator and Republican Candidate for Virginia’s 5th Congressional District John McGuire announced Monday that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has endorsed his campaign. ENDORSEMENT ALERT: America’s Mayor @RudyGiuliani has endorsed our campaign for Congress! Join our team at https://t.co/quHDdjVGoQ — let’s SAVE AMERICA! pic.twitter.com/imnsL3lqOF — John McGuire (@JohnMcGuire4VA) March 29, 2024 McGuire […]
Why do you seek the living among the dead? Happy Easter everyone! In line with my second post to everyone about Christmas, I wanted to spend some time this afternoon to reflect on the events of Holy Week, The Resurrection, and their implications. Three months ago, I wrote to you about a newborn infant in […]
Readers can be forgiven if they think news stories sometimes run at cross-purposes. Consider a couple of recent stories about electric cars, pollution mandates, and the Biden administration, and watch the crack-up unfold. We begin with the slightly older story, and one that’s had legs for a few months: EV sales are slowing. Not ending, […]
Looking ahead into 2025, Virginia’s Republicans will be picking a gubernatorial nominee who they believe will be their best hope to maintain control of the Governor’s mansion after Glenn Youngkin’s single term. New polling released this week shows who Republican primary voters in the Commonwealth may be inclined to pick next year. Virginia’s two other […]
Governor Glenn Youngkin has put an end to two legislative priorities that had been sent to his desk by Democrats in the General Assembly. Measures to mandate increasing the state’s minimum wage, as well as a pathway to recreational sales of marijuana in the state were both rejected by Youngkin on Thursday. The Associated Press […]
An idea that Governor Glenn Youngkin hoped to cement his legacy on has finally passed a point of no return. The proposal to move Washington, D.C.’s professional sports teams – the Wizards and Capitals – to Alexandria’s Potomac Yard neighborhood has been killed by the City of Alexandria. In a video posted to the City […]
