Showing that he is a man of his word, Governor Yongkin has donated his entire first quarter salary to the Virginia Law Enforcement Assistance Program. During his 2021 campaign, the Governor pledged to donate his gubernatorial salary. Today, he announced the donation of $43,750 at VALEAP’s Post Critical Incident Seminar in Harrisonburg, Va. Governor Younkin […]
Governor Youngkin has been busy. Just last week, he signed over 40 bills into law. While there are quite a lot of bills to go over, several of them pertained to animal welfare. Dubbed the “Beagle Bills,” the latest round of laws was inspired by the repeated animal welfare violations uncovered at a beagle breeding facility […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In 2020, Anthony J. Slayton, was found guilty of shooting at police officers who were patrolling the streets around a public housing complex in Richmond and was sentenced to nine years in prison. Two years later, the Virginia appeals court has upheld the conviction, dismissing his argument the evidence presented at his trial was insufficient […]
Months after the infamous January snowstorm that left I-95, and former Governor Ralph Northam in a gridlock, a independent study has found the root cause of the issue. In the 41 page report, the agency found that Virginia state agencies collectively “lost situational awareness” and failed to keep up with growing gridlock during the January […]
