After dead menhaden fish washed ashore on Silver Beach in Northampton County on July 5, Delegate Tim Anderson (R-Virginia Beach) is reviving an old political battle over banning reduction fishing in the Chesapeake Bay. “The menhaden issue predates our terms by decades, but the reality of the Chesapeake Bay is that we have one company […]
Attorney General Jason Miyares and Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron sent a letter to Google warning the search engine not to remove crisis pregnancy centers from search results for abortion services. “Google has two options – protect the freedom of the marketplace of ideas or face legal consequences. American consumers expect diversity of opinion and […]
Continuing to make sure that further education in Virginia is of the highest quality it can be, Governor Glenn Youngkin announced he has chosen the State Board for Community Colleges appointments. “We’re excited and grateful that these experienced leaders stepped up to serve our Commonwealth on the community college board,” said Governor Glenn Youngkin. “They will […]
Despite the Justice Department (DOJ) being currently run by Joe Biden cronies, Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) the ranking GOP member of the House Oversight Committee, predicts Hunter Biden will be indicted by January after the Republicans take control of the House in November. “Hunter Biden left a trail that any prosecutor would be hard-pressed to turn a blind eye to,” said Comer during an interview […]
A now-former nurse of a Fairfax County school has been indicted, accused of stealing prescription medication from students. Jennifer Carpenter, the now former nurse, was assigned as a school health aide at Greenbriar East Elementary School in Fairfax. Officials say she was responsible for maintaining and administering prescription medication to students during school hours During her time as […]
Virginia’s fiscal year 2022 General Fund revenues finished with a $1.94 billion surplus, after finishing fiscal year 2021 with a $2.6 billion surplus, the largest in Virginia’s history. “While I am pleased that our additional revenue can be reinvested in Virginia, the Commonwealth’s general fund revenue surplus confirms that Virginians have been overtaxed for way too long,” Governor […]
Top Trump ally and onetime chief White House strategist Steve Bannon has been found guilty of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena to appear before the Jan. 6 Committee. Bannon faces a minimum of 30 days behind bars. WATCH: CNN further reports: The conviction is a boost for the House Jan. 6 Committee’s investigation and the congressional power to subpoena […]
A second attempt to force the Virginia House of Delegates to face an unscheduled election this year was struck down after a federal appeals court upheld a ruling by a lower court that dismissed the lawsuit. As previously reported, two lawsuits have been attempted in order to force the Republican-controlled House of Delegates to hold […]
If investment returns for Virginia’s pension system come in around negative 6%, the commonwealth’s unfunded liabilities could nearly triple for Fiscal Year 2022, according to a report from the Reason Foundation. Virginia’s unfunded liabilities for FY2021 were slightly less than $6 billion, but early indicators estimate an average negative 6% return on investments for FY2022. If the […]
Some Virginian servicemembers are set to get restitution and debt forgiveness after Harris Jewelry allegedly targeted the military community with deceptive and fraudulent practices. Attorney General Jason Miyares announced a multi-state settlement that will provide up to about $1 million for 3,828 Virginians who received protection plans, and $1.7 million in debt forgiveness for 1,011 […]
