Virginia Democrats were united. If President Trump was going to be at Jamestown to Commemorate 400 years of Democracy, they weren’t. But that was then. Now, as Emily Litella said, “Never mind.” In one of the greatest climb downs in modern political memory, Virginia Democrats have gone from “send him back” to ‘guess we’ll go […]
Mental illness and significant life stress are two key factors in predicting who may perpetrate a mass shooting or other such attack. That’s the central finding of a new report by the U.S. Secret Service released earlier this month n the wake of the mass shooting in Virginia Beach in May. Compiled by the agency’s […]
The Roanoke Times raises 12 questions about Trump. What follows are 12 answers.
Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour could put 3.7 million Americans out of work, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. That didn’t stop all seven of Virginia’s Democrat Representatives from voting for a bill that would do just that earlier this week. “You know there’s not a a city or county in […]
A lawsuit brought by a former legislative aide to Del. Dawn Adams against the delegate alleges that Adams required her, a state employee, to work for her personal business without separate pay. Maureen Hains, who served as Adams’ campaign manager in 2017 before joining her legislative staff, alleges in a lawsuit that Adams required her […]
Wachsmann looks to bring fresh ideas and new leadership to an area of Virginia that has continued to see high poverty rates and unemployment.
Questions as to whether or not Adams might be on the hook for criminal liability as well as the $550,000 civil suit filed by her former assistant remain in question.
Virginia Republicans have finally crossed the line: they’ve disappointed Democrat Governor Ralph Northam with their behavior. Writing in the Washington Post, Northam expressed his disdain for legislative Republicans who, instead of passing a raft of gun control and confiscation bills, send all pending legislation to the Virginia Crime Commission for study before a November vote. […]
Remember when Democrats used to say they supported reasonable gun restrictions, and “no one wants to take away your guns”? That time is over. Governor Northam wants to take away your guns, and House and Senate Democrats want to help him do it. A total of 24 Democrats in the House of Delegates and 17 […]
Republicans find new energy as national rankings make Virginia the best place to do business.
