The announcement that former Vice President Mike Pence will be speaking about his policy agenda for Republicans at the University of Virginia next week seems to be causing some controversy at the university. The April 12 event is being hosted by the Young Americans for Freedom chapter at the University of Virginia, which is tied […]
Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced new appointments to the Virginia Parole Board Tuesday after state Democrats rejected four of his initial appointees. Last month, the Democratic-controlled state Senate blocked the appointments of Tracy Banks, Cheryl Nici-O’Connell, Charles Partin and Carmen Williams to the Parole Board. The legislature did approve Chadwick Dotson as the new chairman […]
In response to the tragic death of Henrico Police Officer Trey Marshall Sutton, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin ordered all flags to be flown at half-staff Wednesday, April 6, from sunrise until sunset. According to this report, Police Officer Trey Sutton was killed in a three-vehicle crash when a truck drove into the intersection of Wilkinson Road […]
In a move similar to the legislation made in Maryland, Governor Younkin is proposing a gas tax suspension to combat rising gas prices and inflation costs. Youngkin’s proposal would suspend the Motor Vehicle Fuels tax for May, June and July before slowly phasing it back in slowly in August and September. The state tax is […]
A concerned father faces four misdemeanor charges thanks to an obscure law and a commonwealth’s attorney’s apparent decision to look the other way even though the defendant is a black man facing particularly dubious charges. Harry Jackson’s alleged crime? Tweeting that Jorge Torrico, a liberal activist, exhibited grooming behavior while interacting with Thomas Jefferson High […]
Senate Democrats continue to play a losing hand in Richmond, but do they know how bad their hand actually is? Survey says no…
Via the Virginia Star: The pro-gun Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL) has released a scorecard of legislators from the recent General Assembly session, with most Republican legislators scoring 100 percent. In tallies that count votes, Delegate Nick Freitas (R-Culpeper) and State Senator Mark Obenshain (R-Rockingham) earned the highest scores based on the number of votes cast and […]
In response to transgender athlete Lia Thompson’s NCAA Swimming Final win, a group of Republicans in Congress is introducing a federal resolution to recognize swimmer Emma Weyant as the rightful winner of the 2022 NCAA Division I Women’s 500-Yard Freestyle swimming championship. Lia Thompson, a biologically male transgender swimmer, recently made headlines by winning the […]
Via American Liberty News: Over the weekend, graphic footage recorded by soldiers and journalists in recently liberated Kyiv Oblast depicted the aftermath of apparent Russian war crimes. In Bucha, soldiers stumbled upon a mass grave containing the bodies of more than 150 civilians following the Russian military’s decision to abandon the town. A Maxar Technologies […]
In an effort to get as much done before tonight’s General Assembly Special Session as possible, Governor Glenn Youngkin signed 45 non-controversial bills on Friday. (RELATED: What You Need to Know About Virginia’s General Assembly Special Session) Youngkin’s released a press highlighted bills to cut fees for sportsmen, increase law enforcement training to recognize human […]
