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 […]
Researchers at the University of Virginia are part of an ongoing effort to redesign wind turbines to be both more efficient and better protected from storm-scale winds, as described in this video you can find on a university website. What is the problem to be addressed? Says one of the engineers: As you get these larger wind […]
In a story where you have to wonder “what in the world was he thinking?”, a Virginia deputy in Spotsylvania reportedly shot a man after the suspect charged at him with a sword. Authorities have charged the 27-year-old suspect, Nicholas Gene Howell, with attempted malicious wounding of a law enforcement officer, according to The News & […]
Empower AI, a provider of artificial intelligence technology for Medicare and Medicaid, held a grand opening at its new office outside Richmond. Governor Glenn Youngkin and Secretary of Health and Human Resources John Littel toured the office with company officials. “We think about the role that Medicaid and Medicare plays in the lives of so […]
After Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director William Burns discovered what he believed, but not confirmed, to be a noose outside a secret facility in Virginia, the Director has taken the opportunity to publicly virtue signal the inclusivity of the CIA. The object, found near the facility that consists of businesses and other organizations, has not […]
Amazon is making good on its word that it would partner with locally owned businesses when it was filling out the retail parts of its new HQ2 location by announcing several local businesses will be at its new location. Back when it was announced that it would be building its new location in Arlington, Amazon […]
