Apart from refusing contributions from Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax, neither Governor Ralph Northam, nor Attorney General Mark Herring, both of whom admitted to wearing blackface years ago, have sought to sponsor a table at the fundraising event, showing that scandals still engulf Virginia Democrats.
Should Jailed Terrorists Vote? Some Virginia Democrats Say Yes
Primary season brings out some interesting ideas, especially at the national level. Things like “Medicare for All,” “Forgive all student loans,” “Flat taxes for everyone,” and “Let terrorists in jail vote.” Wait, what? Yes, voting rights for incarcerated terrorists. Long-time Vermont socialist and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders embraced that position at a town hall in Massachusetts earlier this week, telling a […]
Carbon Tax 2.0, Virginia Edition: Northam, Dems are all in for RGGI
As President Reagan famously said, “There you go again.” In 2010, Virginia Democrats threw in their lot with Nancy Pelosi and other national Democrats to pass the American Clean Energy and Security Act, a massive Federal takeover of everything from local zoning rules to air conditioner compressor gasses. Included in that bill was a national “cap […]
UVA Accepts Funds From General Assembly’s GOP-Led Budget To Freeze In-State Tuition
Tuition for most incoming and returning in-state students at the University of Virginia will remain the same during the 2019-2020 school year as the Charlottesville university received a $5.52 million increase in its base appropriations to roll back a 2.9 percent hike in its base in-state tuition rate.