The recently passed Virginia budget for fiscal years 2023-2024 includes legislation delaying implementation of state bans on polystyrene for five years. The ban, sponsored by Delegate Betsy Carr (D-Richmond) required large food vendors to stop using the packaging material by July 2023, and all vendors by July 2025. But those deadlines are now July 2028 and July […]
Go Woke, Go Broke – ‘Queer-Owned’ Leftist Café Shut Down by Its Even More Radical Employees
Poetic Justice – Relatively underreported is the growing infighting among the radical left. Reminding me of the deadly battles between Mensheviks and Bolsheviks in the early days of the Russian revolution, the new left seems willing to eat their own in their quest to be the most woke. “Mina’s World,” a left-wing coffee shop in Philadelphia celebrated as […]
Youngkin Raises over $1.5 Million in Second Quarter
The deadline for second quarter finance reports isn’t until July 15, but Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Spirit of Virginia PAC has already reported $1.5 million in donations of $10,000 or more, which are required to be reported within three days of receipt, according to the Virginia Public Access Project. That exceeds his previous three predecessors by about […]
Virginia Investing Millions Into History Battlefield Preservation
The long history of Virginia is getting a boost in preserving its history as Virginia is set to invest almost $5 million on battlefield preservation. WTOP reports that, as part of the state’s budget, $4.75 million will go to preserving land and promoting tourism at Civil War battlefield sites throughout the Shenandoah Valley over the […]
Virginia Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Trying to Help ISIS
A St. Augustine man was arrested and will now spend the next two decades behind bars for trying to provide material support to a terrorist organization, Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), by creating and distributing a bomb-making instructional video. Romeo Xavier Langhorne, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to provide material […]
Youngkin’s Middle Road on Environment Frustrates Environmentalists and Hard-Line Republicans
Governor Glenn Youngkin’s environmental policy is frustrating both environmentalists and hard-line Republicans. Since he took office, Youngkin has touted a middle road on energy policy although some Republicans think solar and wind are harmful for Virginia. On the other hand, Youngkin has reversed a plan to phase out single-use plastics for state agencies and tried […]