Democratic lawmakers have defeated key elements of Gov. Youngkin’s education agenda. For the moment anyway. Within the bills that died in the Virginia Senate were provisions that supported making it easier to open charter schools, assigning more police officers to schools and banning divisive topics. As Hampton Roads’ WAVY-TV reports: RICHMOND, Va. (WAVY) — A […]
The past year has been a whirlwind for Del. Aijalon Cordoza (R-Hampton). Despite starting on a high point, with a swearing-in ceremony at the Virginia General Assembly (following a nail-biting election), Cordoza couldn’t hide his disappointment when the assembly’s black caucus barred him from joining. Cordoza would’ve been the group’s sole Republican. Speaking to Fox […]
Sen. James Risch (R-Idaho) isn’t a household name. But the ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has considerable influence and resources at his disposal. Utilizing those, he and fellow Republicans on the committee, released a new, 65-page report on President Biden’s catastrophic Afghanistan withdrawal. The report, “Left Behind: A Brief Assessment of the Biden Administration’s […]
During a teleconference between Loudoun County Public Schools Creighton’s Corner Elementary School and parents, Assistant Principal Janet Davidson said that maskless elementary schoolers who had received suspensions could be charged with trespassing if they show up on school grounds. The Daily Caller’s Chrissy Clark shared Mrs. Davidson’s remarks on Twitter. LISTEN: This is audio from […]
Three frustrated parents have taken legal action against the Loudoun County School Board. The plaintiffs, Kristen Barnett, Heather Yescavage and Colin Doniger, filed a lawsuit in Loudoun County circuit court against the board for ignoring Gov. Youngkin’s mask order. For instead of giving families the ability to opt-out of school mask mandates, students at Loudoun […]
Police from multiple jurisdictions swarmed Bridgewater College yesterday afternoon following reports of active shooter on the close-knit campus. Two men, a Bridgewater College Campus Law Enforcement Officer and a Campus Safety Officer, were gunned down. The suspect is now in custody. WHSV has more on the tragedy in the Shenandoah Valley: At approximately 1:20 p.m. […]
Virginia Democrats were swift to condemn the AG opinion, for the obvious reason that it was issued by a Republican AG.
The Pawn Shop approach to meaningful legislation? This whole “best we can do is European-style restrictions” isn’t pro-life.
Republicans have widely panned Donald Trump’s recent suggestion that he’d pardon people charged in connection with the U.S. Capitol riot. Of course, Trump would first have to win reelection. The former president first floated the idea at a rally in Texas over the weekend. “If I run and I win, we will treat those people […]
Shamgar Connors, a 42-year-old middle school teacher from Stafford, has waited for a kidney for three long years. Suffering with stage five Chronic Kidney Disease, Connors has to endure 12 hours of dialysis every day. However, because he refuses to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the University of Virginia hospital system has removed Connors from the […]
