Following a unanimous vote from the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry’s Worker Safety Board meeting, Virginia will remove COVID-19 workplace restrictions. Set to begin as early as this week, Gov. Glenn Youngkin applauded the board’s decision, as it reflected the executive orders he issued on his first day in office, and saying it signals […]
Federal district judge Norman K. Moon has ruled with the families of 12 immunocompromised children, saying that they can request that their schools require other students to wear masks. The lawsuit was filed in February in response to newly elected Gov. Glenn Youngkin signing an executive order making coronavirus face masks optional in schools and the General […]
Former Olympian and Virginia Tech D1 swimmer Reka Gyorgy penned a letter criticizing the NCAA for allowing transgender swimmer Lia Thomas compete in the women’s division at the NCAA championships, a decision she feels took the spot away from her. Lia Thomas, a transgender swimmer, recently made headlines by winning the NCAA championships in the […]
School officials in Alexandria’s public school system said they followed procedure, including not informing parents, following the discovery of a violent sexual assault that occurred at the Minnie Howard campus, a satellite of Alexandria City High School that serves ninth-graders. According to FOIA documents obtained by Independent Women’s Forum (IWF), the police arrested a 14-year-old […]
Dissent is growing in Russia over the Ukraine war, even among Vlad the Invader Putin’s inner circle. The ongoing turmoil in the intelligence services and blame game in the senior military ranks could lead to serious troubles for the embattled Russian leader. The New York Times just published a piece titled ‘As Russia Stalls in Ukraine, […]
An eyewitness to the death of reporter Sierra Jenkins, 25, claims they know what ignited the deadly shooting that claimed her life in front of a Norfolk pizzeria. A spilled drink. Fox News reports: “This is another incident in which conflict resolution did not exist,” Police Chief Larry Boone said while addressing the Downtown Norfolk […]
The University of Virginia’s student newspaper received plenty of criticism after its editorial board wrote that they couldn’t “condone” former Vice President Mike Pence’s visit to the Charlottesville campus. But they didn’t stop there. Indeed, The Cavalier Daily’s editorial board called Pence’s speech “unjustifiable” and warned that Pence’s very beliefs threatened “the well-being and safety […]
In case you missed it, Gov. Glenn Youngkin called for a 90-day gas tax holiday to combat the pain at the pump felt by hardworking Virginians. Youngkin’s proposal would temporarily suspend the state tax on motor fuel, which adds 26.2 cents per gallon to the cost of unleaded gas and 27 cents per gallon of […]
Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) is leading an effort by 25 U.S. senators demanding the ATF explain its recent ruling on gun silencers and if they’re banning homemade suppressors. Daines argues the Bureau’s recent actions infringe on the Second Amendment rights of American citizens. In a letter to the ATF, the senators wrote, “These continued assaults […]
In case you missed it, Rep. Elaine Luria has a strong aversion to the minimum wage. The Hampton Roads Democrat called the federal minimum wage “criminal” and passionately added, “that everyone deserves a living wage to raise their family in the community.” But at least two of her congressional staffers earned less than what qualifies […]
