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Virginia ranks 43 – in the bottom 10 – in the 2022 State Campaign Finance Index, which ranks the 50 states plus Washington, D.C., based on state laws around campaign finance and funding transparency for state legislative and executive races. “How these races are financed and how much transparency is required are key to curbing […]
One of former President Donald Trump’s bigger accomplishments, the U.S. Space Force, is moving forward in its mission to protect the country from threats to its space-borne assets, as well as space-borne threats to the country. Its latest effort is called ‘Space Delta 18.’ Part of Space Operations Command, it will be the Space Force’s spy agency […]
Governor Glenn Youngkin signed Executive Order 19 and created a new Office of Regulatory Management (ORM) on Thursday, with the goal of reducing Virginia’s regulation. He tapped his advisor Andrew Wheeler to lead the office. “Last year, I pledged to Virginians that we would remove 25 percent of the regulatory requirements in the Commonwealth. In […]
America First Legal, helmed by former Trump advisor Stephen Miller, announced a lawsuit against Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS)on Wednesday, alleging that district policy takes away parental rights. “The Defendants’ policies and practices are intended to force or have the effect of forcing Plaintiffs into choosing between their fundamental right to direct the education, moral instruction, and […]
Drug arrests in Virginia 2021 decreased 46.7 percent in 2021 from 2020, according to the Crime in Virginia 2021 report released Wednesday by the state police. The number of total incidents reported was also down: 324,558 in 2021 versus 338,784 in 2020, and 375,639 in 2019. Violent crime was up in 2021 with 16,823 incidents compared to 15,713 in […]
The White House may open abortion clinics on federal lands in red states, where it may soon be outlawed. That’s according to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, who stressed Tuesday that “every option is on the table.” WATCH: SUPREME COURT: HHS Sec. Xavier Becerra is asked whether the Biden Administration will open clinics on federal lands […]
New laws took effect in Virginia on Friday, including high-profile legislation like the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 budget, bills aimed at preventing animal cruelty, a bill requiring schools to notify parents about sexually explicit instructional material, and a bill requiring school principals to report misdemeanors to law enforcement. Some other bills that have gotten less attention: Delegates Glenn Davis (R-Virginia […]
Virginia’s Attorney General Jason Miyares recently paid a visit to Newport News, where he met with the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula (BGCVP) and the Newport News Police Department to “ways to reduce gun and gang violence, focusing on community programs and the important role they have in our neighborhoods.” Today I […]
Governor Glenn Youngkin filled five vacancies on the Board of Education, according to a Thursday afternoon announcement. Youngkin’s appointees include Suparna Dutta, co-founder of the Coalition for TJ, which has been working to protest and block Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology’s controversial new admissions policy. The appointments give him a majority on […]
The new Office of Regulatory Management (ORM) will streamline regulatory activities across the executive branch.
