A well-known pollster has a salient warning for Democrats following their stinging defeats across Virginia: Stop with the tired attacks tying every Republican to Donald Trump. Per Fox News: “[I]f we are running 2022 on ‘Republican candidate = Trump,’ we’re getting killed,” Democratic pollster Brian Stryker wrote in a memo last month outlining several “challenges” the party […]
Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin is promising business owners that he’ll take an ax to “job-killing regulations” and implement policies on day one of his administration—including lower taxes—that will revitalize the Commonwealth for all Virginians. As Virginia Mercury reports: Youngkin’s remarks — which echoed many of the themes of his campaign — came at the 2021 […]
Democrats have failed to overturn one of the contested seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, making the Republican takeover of the state’s lower legislative chamber official. A three-judge panel in Virginia Beach confirmed the final tally between incumbent Alex Askew (D) and Karen Greenhalgh (R). Per WAVY: Greenhalgh was named the winner with a […]
As Youngkin continues to build his brain trust, be careful of the political gate crashers who will heap scorn the moment they don’t get what they want, writes Daniel Cortez.
A Northern Virginia commonwealth’s attorney who won with the financial backing of George Soros won’t rescue herself from a legal battle involving Loudoun County School Board Chair Brenda Sheridan. Buta Biberaj’s intransigence comes despite a judge’s decision to remove her from a similar case involving another Loudoun school board member. Moreover, many say that Biberaj […]
A special grand jury report released yesterday concluded that the police officer who killed Donovon Lynch last March acted in self-defense. The shootout on the Virginia Beach promenade received national attention because Lynch was a young black man and a cousin of rap superstar Pharrell Williams. Soon, left-of-center media outlets began comparing the incident to […]
Anti-police rhetoric has hurt the recruitment of police officers even in the most historically conservative parts of Virginia. Although the city of Lynchburg has become more moderate in recent years, the surrounding region is as red as a bowl of tomato soup. And yet, the Lynchburg Police Department is down to a paltry 28 officers. […]
An assistant professor at Old Dominion University will step down after their contract expires next year. Sociology and criminal justice Professor Allyn Walker courted controversy earlier this month when they said in an interview that they use the term “minor-attracted person” instead of pedophile in their research. ODU President Brian Hemphill put Walker on administrative […]
It’s no secret that the pandemic has had a devastating impact on student development and social anxiety. Missing months of in-person learning and critical social interaction has lead to increased academic and mental health challenges for kids everywhere. Preliminary estimates by the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) suggests some students are as much as one grade […]
Police morale is reportedly plummeting in Richmond. Virginia’s capital city should have a police force of 750. Its headcount is currently below 600. Resigning officers have cited low pay and low moral, thanks to criticism and attacks by local politicians. CBS 6 Richmond reports on the case of Brenda Ruiz, a three year veteran of […]
