The Virginia Department of the Treasury has launched a new program and web-based search to help Virginians access unclaimed money owed to them by businesses. “One in four Virginians has unclaimed property so we encourage all Virginians to search our free website for their unclaimed property,” Virginia Treasurer David Richardson said in a press release. […]
Jefferson Institute Opposes Construction of Solar and Wind Projects
A group of conservative organizations and think tanks announced that they’re exploring litigation related to Virginia’s Offshore Wind Project over concerns that the project could harm endangered North Atlantic right whales. “Unless BOEM [Bureau of Ocean Energy Management] requires extensive, effective, unprecedented protection measures for the North Atlantic right whale immediately, this species is almost […]
Rep. Cline Blasts Biden – Buttigieg Green Energy Handouts
In a letter to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, Representative Ben Cline (R-VA-06) said guidelines for funding from the bipartisan infrastructure bill will “hamstring funding for traditional infrastructure such as roads and highways” by favoring public transit, renewable energy, climate resilience, electric vehicle infrastructure, and other projects. “During a time of 40-year high inflation, a crippling […]
Swing Seat GOP Challengers Tout Respectable Fundraising Hauls
Republican challengers in Virginia’s three most flippable congressional districts have released their third-quarter fundraising numbers as just over a month remains before Election Day and early voting has officially started in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Hung Cao – Republican nominee for Virginia’s 10th Congressional District, as well as Jen Kiggans – Republican nominee for Virginia’s […]
BLAKELY: National Conservatives Must Lead A Republican Resurgence
The third annual National Conservatism Conference in the US, or NatCon 3, recently took place in Miami, FL. The conference, featuring keynote speakers Gov. Ron DeSantis, and Republican Senators Rick Scott (FL), Marco Rubio (FL), and Josh Hawley (MO), was not at all what I expected as someone who has attended numerous political conferences in […]
Spanberger Thinks Abandoning Pelosi Will Save Her Campaign
Democrats are turning on each other with less than six weeks until the midterm elections. On Friday, Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) harshly criticized Democrat leaders House Democrats scrapped plans to vote on legislation banning lawmaker stock trading. In the shocking rebuke, the Virginia Democrat called for new leadership in Congress. “This moment marks a failure of House leadership — […]
LINGAMFELTER: An Important Acronym
There’s nothing more confusing to average folks than military acronyms. The U.S. Army has a lot of them. One that is important for taxpayers to understand is DOTMLPF, pronounced in military parlance “Dot-Mil-P-F.” What in the world does that mean? In short, it stands for Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership (including Education), Personnel, and Facilities. […]