A new poll by Public Opinion Strategies shows the 6,000 acre solar project to have broad support within Spotsylvania County.
24th House District’s Special Election Winner Is Republican Ronnie Campbell
The race has been called for Republican Rockbridge County Supervisor Ronnie Campbell to succeed Congressman-elect Ben Cline (VA-6) in the Virginia House of Delegates.
Bump Stocks Now Officially Banned In U.S.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is now moving forward with a measure form the Trump Administration to officially ban bump stocks, which mimic the actions of automatically-firing weapons on semi-automatic firearms. The new law will take effect in late March, with people who currently own bump stocks required to either surrender them to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) or destroy them.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said during a press conference that March 21 is the deadline.
Bump stocks have been under national scrutiny and the source of many liberally-charged protests after the October 2017 Las Vegas massacre that left 58 dead and 851 injured. The lone gunman shot firearms modified with bump stocks from an open window in Mandalay Bay resort and casino down toward an adjacent country music concert, resulting in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
After the tragic event, manufacturers of firearms stopped production of bump stocks ahead of a possible action on the items from the U.S. government.
Previously, ATF officials concluded that bump stocks were only a gun “accessory” or “part,” which are not subject to federal regulation. Earlier this year, however, President Donald Trump said that he would work with White House officials to ban the devices, which drew much ire from Republicans that ran on fighting restrictions on lawfully-owned firearms.
Signed by acting-Attorney General Matthew Whitaker on Tuesday morning, the measure was almost immediately met by resistance from conservatives and gun ownership advocates. In a report from AP, Gun Owners of America stated that it would file a lawsuit against the DOJ and ATF in order to protect gun owners from the “unconstitutional regulations.”
“These regulations implicate Second Amendment rights, and courts should be highly suspect when an agency changes its ‘interpretation’ of a statute in order to impair the exercise of enumerated constitutional rights,” said the organization’s executive director, Erich Pratt.
Trump’s $5 Billion Request In Border Wall Funding Just Went To Foreign Aid
While President Donald Trump demands billions for his border wall, money that could pay for it just went to Mexico and Central America marked for economic development aid.
Virginia’s 2011 House Legislative Map Actually Helped Democrats
This, of course, makes the Democratic-funded $4 million lawsuit even more interesting.
Gov. Northam Proposes Spending Hike, $1.2 Billion in Higher Taxes on Middle Class
The $2.2 billion increase locks in $1.6 billion in recurring spending commitments, paid for by $1.2 billion in higher taxes on 600,000 middle class families. Republican leaders vowed to oppose it.
Polls Open In 24th House District With Republican Ronnie Campbell Ahead In Fundraising
Ronnie Campbell, the Republican candidate running in today’s special election to replace Congressman-elect Ben Cline (VA-6), got a big financial bump from some GOP delegates just before the polls opened this morning.
With 2020 Elections In Distance, Senator Mark Warner Alludes To Social Media Regulations
In the mission against Russia-backed disinformation, Senate Intelligence Vice Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA) said that the solution “is going to require some much-needed and long-overdue guardrails when it comes to social media.”
Virginia AG Mark Herring Blasts Court Decision Invalidating Obamacare
Paving a career as one of the most liberal attorneys general the Commonwealth has ever had, Mark Herring blasts another decision made by a conservative judge.
Virginia Democrats Propose Taxing Paper and Plastic Bags
A new tax on bags might be coming to a grocery store checkout line near you. If Democrats succeed, Virginia would join California and Hawaii as the nation’s third state adopting a bag tax or a bag ban.