Republican Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin continues to build on his promises to execute the Day One Plan as he tours Virginia with announced members of his new cabinet.
Youngkin Continues Builds Momentum Heading Towards Inauguration
See Where Omicron Has Hit the Commonwealth Hardest
The effects of the Omicron variant may have been overblown (for the majority of the population), but that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be overlooked. Or that it won’t affect people, especially those who are unvaccinated, immunocompromised or whose natural immunity after being infected has worn off. Of course we respect your freedoms, but if you’re […]
Youngkin Continues to Build Impressive Cabinet
In order to hit the ground running to achieve his “Day One Gameplan,” Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin has worked overtime to build an impressive cabinet. With little more than two weeks until Inauguration Day, there’s still plenty of work to be done, but we can be pleased with Youngkin’s pick for finance secretary, Stephen Emery Cummings, […]
How Virginia Schools Became 2021’s Defining Issue
At the beginning of 2021, it seemed unlikely — even well-nigh impossible — that education would play a pivotal role in Virginia’s elections. But starting with school board meetings that went viral (thanks to politically engaged parents) debate over our childrens’ education went viral and propelled conservatives to victory. As Fox News reports: Local school […]
Virginia Supreme Court Set to Make History
Virginia is set to have its second black chief justice in the Commonwealth’s 232 year history. Bernard Goodwyn has served on the high court since 2008 and will assume his new leadership role on Jan. 1. As the Richmond Free Press reports: The late Justice Leroy R. Hassell Sr. became the court’s first Black chief […]
Virginia’s Refugee Resettlement Continues
The resettlement of Afghan refugees displaced by President Biden’s disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal continues. And Northern Virginia continues to play a prominent role in the process as it has a large and diverse immigrant population. Per Axios: Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, a nonprofit that supports vulnerable immigrants, has resettled about 1,200 Afghan refugees in NoVa […]
Have Democrats Torpedoed Their Latest Abortion Scheme?
A schism between Democrats in Richmond may have sunk their eleventh hour hopes to shore up abortion rights before Republicans seize control of most of state government. However, some members of the state legislature haven’t given up and likely won’t until Republicans officially become the majority in the House of Delegates on Jan. 12. (The […]
Will New Footage Resolve Norfolk Police Lawsuit?
It began with a police pursuit over a busted headline — on a bicycle, and ended with a tackle followed by a lawsuit. Now, newly released police bodycam provides the most objective view of what actually happened to Derrick Rountree on Christmas Eve 2018. The Virginia Pilot reports: As the 43-year-old man rode past a […]
Liberal Politicians Further Hamstring Charlottesville Cops
While our attention was focused elsewhere, the supposed utopia otherwise known as Charlottesville quietly decided to hamstring its police force. The development comes despite the reality that violent crime is rising in almost every jurisdiction across the country. Bacon’s Rebellion explains: Earlier this year Charlottesville police officer Joseph Wood stopped a vehicle driven by a […]
Former Virginia Governor Recovering After Devastating Fire
Former Gov. and Sen. Chuck Robb (D-Va.) is recovering in hospital along with his wife after the couple’s Northern Virginia mansion caught fire. Robb’s wife is Lynda Bird Johnson Robb, President Lyndon B. Johnson’s eldest daughter. The fire caused an estimated $1.6 million in damages. Per Richmond’s 8News: The house is located in the 600 […]
