Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Republican Leader Burgess Owens (R-Utah) sent letters to the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and NewsGuard Inc. seeking additional information on the January 25th agreement that would put NewsGuard’s ‘anti-misinformation’ product in the classrooms of AFT’s more than 1.6 million members. The […]
VA-10 GOP Nominee Hung Cao: Focus on Economy and National Security
GOP nominee for Virginia’s 10th Congressional District Hung Cao said his top priorities if he’s elected to Congress will be the economy and national security. “We have to stabilize this economy. This is spiraling out of control,” Cao told The Virginia Star. “We have to cut spending. This is not just about my kids and your […]
Attempted Reagan Assassin John Hinckley Granted Unconditional Release
After decades in a mental hospital following a successful insanity defense, John Hinckley Jr. will be unconditionally released this month. U.S. District Court Judge Paul Friedman announced Wednesday that Hinckley’s release date is June 15. Hickley nearly killed President Ronald Reagan and severely wounded White House Press Secretary James Brady outside of the Washington Hilton in March 1981. He also shot […]
Governor Youngkin Ceremonially Signs VEC Reform & Private Family Leave Legislation
On Tuesday in Virginia’s capitol, Governor Youngkin ceremonially signed five bills that deliver on the Governor’s commitment to enact common sense solutions to make government work better for Virginians and provide solutions for the Commonwealth’s business community. According to the official announcement, one of the bills is meant to help the struggling Virginia Employment Commission […]
Virginia House Democrats Pick Don Scott Jr. for New Minority Leader
RICHMOND, Virginia — Delegate Don Scott Jr. (D-Portsmouth) is the new Democratic leader/minority leader in the Virginia House of Delegates, elected on Wednesday morning. Scott had pushed to oust then-Minority Leader Eileen Filler-Corn, who was voted out at the end of April, but at that time the caucus opted to delay a vote on a new leader to […]
Mayo Clinic Confirms Trans Swimmer has “Unfair Advantage”
While transgender college athlete Lia Thomas is doing vanity interviews about their reasons for swimming, the doctors at the Mayo Clinic have confirmed what many already knew; the trans athlete has an unfair advantage over the biologically female competition, even after taking testosterone suppressants. In an interview with The New York Times on Monday, a Mayo Clinic […]
Budget Proposal Includes New Marijuana Misdemeanor, Blocks Richmond Casino License for Now
The General Assembly is expected to vote Wednesday on a budget compromise hammered out by top money legislators from House Republicans and Senate Democrats. The proposal includes tax and spending policy, but also includes legislation that would fund lab schools, block a Richmond casino for now, and create new marijuana misdemeanors for possession of more than four […]
Va. Supreme Court to Hear Contentious Wegmans Distribution Center Case
Residents opposite a planned Wegmans distribution center in Hanover County are taking their case to Virginia’s highest court in an attempt to overturn a ruling that prevents them from challenging the creation of the site. According to The Virginia Mercury, the most recent ruling from the Hanover Circuit court stated that the residents didn’t have […]
Police Group Begins Airwave Bombardment Ahead of Midterms
Democrats and police have steadily drifted apart since then-Sen. Joe Biden sponsored the 1994 crime bill. In the decades since, the party has declared war on police. Criticizing their job performance with broad brush strokes is routine. Emboldened by the hard left turn, activist prosecutors like Baltimore’s Marilyn Mosby left entire police departments unable or unwilling to do their […]