Most Fairfax County residents don’t favor renaming Lee Highway and Lee-Jackson Memorial Highway. The surprising news flies in the face of Fairfax’s electoral history. After all, it’s been 20 years since a Republican presidential nominee won Washington, D.C.’s inner suburbs. Despite this, the county’s “Confederate Names Task Force” (CNTF) went against the results of its […]
Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.) isn’t a fan of private schools. At least that’s what she wants you to think. Not wanting to appear hypocritical, the Virginia Beach Democrat hasn’t mentioned that she previously served as the president of a private school. Or that her daughter attends private school. Indeed, she went so far as to […]
Police claim that the “Shopping Cart Killer” is behind bars tonight. Law enforcement officials in Fairfax County announced that they apprehended 35-year-old Anthony Robinson. Authorities believe that Robinson has murdered at least four women. Per Fox News: “He’s killed four already, and we suspect that he has more victims. He’s a predator, as all serial killers […]
The Richmond Coalition of Police gave Police Chief Gerald Smith a vote of no confidence, setting up a potentially explosive confrontation with the mayor’s office. For some time, but especially since spring 2020, officers nationwide have felt under siege by citizens who share how much they hate them in words and actions. The situation is […]
Virginia teachers have quietly received a new resource guide to implementing a social and emotional learning-friendly curriculum. Conservatives have long viewed social and emotional learning, also known as SEL, as a trojan horse for critical race theory (CRT). The Daily Caller reports: Sarah Bazemore, the school counseling specialist and student assistance systems coordinator at the […]
Kathy Davis’ family has won the right to use Ivermectin to treat her COVID-19 infection. Davis received her first and second doses of the antiparasitic on Monday in a Fauquier County hospital’s ICU. The development followed a court ruling stating that the hospital had to comply with her family’s wishes. The Daily Wire reports: On […]
The state water control board has issued a critical permit that had been a thorn in the side of Virginia’s Mountain Valley Pipeline. By a 3-2 vote, the Virginia State Water Control Board approved a stream-crossing permit for the 107-mile natural gas pipeline. Pipeline opponents decried the vote, claiming it would cause lasting harm to […]
While liberals find themselves predictably triggered, Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin has earned widespread praise for announcing his plans to withdraw Virginia from a carbon pricing pact between our Commonwealth and 10 other states. The Competitive Enterprise Institute, in particular, heaped praise on the incoming governor: Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin announced his intention to withdraw the Commonwealth of […]
Gov. Ralph Northam is proposing tax cuts he says will benefit working-class Virginians, especially those who’ve struggled financially during the pandemic. Northam’s plan, announced Tuesday, would eliminate Virginia’s controversial grocery tax, provide a one-time rebate to everyone who files state income taxes ($250 for individuals and $500 per married couple) and provide a tax break […]
An “extremely sophisticated” ransomware attack has crippled the IT agency serving the Virginia General Assembly and shuttered the computer systems for Virginia’s legislative agencies. The cyberattack has left officials in Richmond scrambling. Gov. Northam has directed executive branch agencies to assist the IT agency, officially known as the Division of Legislative Automated Systems (DLAS). Ransomware […]
