Virginia’s Office of the Children’s Ombudsman (OCO) officially launched Tuesday, Governor Glenn Youngkin announced. The office provides oversight of Virginia’s child welfare system and can receive complaints about the Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS). “I am excited that, after several months of preparation and with the support of the Administration and our partner agencies, […]
Governor Glenn Youngkin signed Delegate Israel O’Quinn’s (R-Washington) HB 553 to help address a CDL driver shortage in a ceremony Wednesday. In February, O’Quinn said the shortage is contributing to broader supply chain problems. “While we can’t control what goes on in 49 other states, we can control what goes on in Virginia,” O’Quinn said in a subcommittee […]
Intuit, the owner of tax filing software TurboTax, has agreed to pay $141 million in a settlement with all 50 states for allegedly steering millions of low-income Americans away from free tax-filing services, with Attorney General Miyares confirming that 3.5 million of that will be paid to Virginians who were misled by ads for “free” tax-filing […]
HERNDON, Virginia – Panelists at the Republican Advance told attendees at a school choice breakout session that the goal of GOP efforts is to get tax dollars to follow children even when they leave public schools, providing more opportunities for families. Panelists described the push for school choice as a way to empower parents and use […]
Republicans in Virginia have a golden opportunity to reach minority voters, writes former PWGOP Chairman Tim Parrish, but it is going to take more than one-off visits to earn that support.
Justice Stephen Breyer isn’t exactly a conservative, but his words of caution on the limits of judicial review are worth noting.
ANALYSIS – Making Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s worst fears come true, President Joe Biden has rapidly shifted the U.S. goal in the Ukraine war from ‘defending Ukraine’ against Russian aggression, to ‘weakening Russia,’ itself as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said last week. This shift comes as Ukraine continues its battlefield successes which have forced Putin to scale down his ambitions from […]
Governor Youngkin has taken a dramatic step in helping the Virginia education system for children, and helping growing concern inside the classroom, lagging reading rates. Youngkin ceremonially signed the bipartisan effort, which was sponsored by Delegate Carrie Coyner, R-Hopewell, and Senate President pro tempore, Senator Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, empowers parents and students with a transformational […]
In a shocking development from a court that rarely leaks documents, Politico published a draft of a document that indicates the court could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide. As Politico reports, the draft opinion is a full-throated, unflinching repudiation of the 1973 decision which guaranteed […]
WarnerMedia Discovery, the company that owns the now failed CNN+, is set to air a show on another streaming service aimed at children who dress in hypersexual drag costumes to explore their identities in a new show called “Generation Drag.” Hosted and executive produced by former supermodel Tyra Banks, and set for a June 1 […]
