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A federal judge has given the green light to a civil rights lawsuit accusing a public university of punishing an athlete for refusing to kneel in public support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Kiersten Hening, a former Virginia Tech University women’s soccer player, is suing coach Charles “Chugger” Aidair for violating her First Amendment rights, alleging he berated […]
RICHMOND, Virginia – Governor Glenn Youngkin is highlighting $1 billion in tax relief in his budget amendment proposal, including lowering Virginia’s business tax rate from six to five percent and slightly lowering the income tax for payers above $17,000 from 5.75 percent to 5.5 percent. In Thursday’s joint meeting of the General Assembly money committees, Youngkin and members […]
This week a restaurant in Richmond, Virginia decided to refuse service to a faith-based organization that holds constitutionally permissible beliefs that servers in that restaurant found objectionable. It was blatant viewpoint discrimination. The Virginia Family Foundation, founded decades ago to advocate for conservative faith-based policies in Virginia, sought to have a private lunch at Metzger’s Bar […]
Governor Glenn Youngkin ordered a February 21, 2023 special election to fill late Congressman Don McEachin’s seat, setting off a tight timeline for nominations in the safe-D seat. Senator Joe Morrissey (D-Richmond), Senator Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond), and Delegate Lamont Bagby (D-Henrico) are the top candidates for the race. McClellan and Bagby have already filed to run […]
Delegate Ronnie R. Campbell, a Republican who represented Virginia’s 24th House District, has passed away at the age of 68 following a lengthy battle with cancer. Campbell was first elected in a special election in 2018, and was re-elected in 2019 and 2021. His office announced his passing in a statement issued this morning. https://twitter.com/ronniecva/status/1602668810984636418?s=46&t=FTuAa6UEJ_Xp0PHLJIAKwA […]
Scott Ziegler – the former superintendent of Loudoun County Public Schools – has been charged with three misdemeanors per legal documents unsealed today. The Board’s former Communications Director Wayde Byard was also charged with felony perjury. NEW: Judge unseals indictments against 2 Loudoun County public school officials. Wayde Byard charged with a felony count of […]
Ellen Walter, founder of The Walter Group and former Senior Youngkin advisor recently published an op-ed on how Republicans must learn that voters aged 45+ care about kitchen-table issues – the economy and inflation, crime, and education – not culture-war rhetoric. I completely agree with her analysis and have used a similar approach of focusing […]
The Loudoun County School Board voted unanimously to fire Superintendent Scott Ziegler without cause after a grand jury report blamed Ziegler and his administration for much of the district’s mishandling of two 2021 sexual assaults. The board spent much of the Tuesday evening meeting in closed session and didn’t publicly discuss Ziegler’s termination. In an emergency meeting Thursday, the […]
A Fredericksburg, Virginia restaurant owner had his business raided last week by law enforcement officials after the Virginia ABC suspended his liquor license … over COVID measures he openly violated over two years ago. Matt Strickland, the owner of Gourmeltz in Cosner’s Corner is an Army Veteran who knew he went overseas to fight tyranny. […]
A commission to combat antisemitism ordered by Governor Glenn Youngkin published its report Monday, describing a rising amount of antisemitic incidents nationally and in Virginia and recommending 21 steps the governor and the General Assembly could take. “In recent years, Virginia has had fewer incidents than neighbors in Maryland and DC, but the national trend of increasing antisemitic incidents has […]
