In terms of population size, the hypothetical Richmond-Hampton Roads metropolitan area would rank right around the Seattle-Tacoma region. Based on 2015 statistics, the mega-region could rank in the top 20 for GDP.
Referencing the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the 63-year-old landmark Brown II case, State Senator Bill Stanley (R-Franklin) is looking to form legislation next session to direct Virginia to provide schools that are “fully modernized or maintained as seemingly required,” by the U.S. Constitution.
As law enforcement agencies seek to catch criminals with license plate readers, which cast an astoundingly large net over the community, they must still understand that it leaves the community with a net cast over them.
Social movements are now being used for political profiteering. Pepsi using Black Lives Matter to sell drinks. Nike using Colin Kaepernick to sell shoes. Rolling Stone using UVA to sell magazines and perpetuate a preconceived narrative. Now, Democrats are politically profiteering off of the #MeToo movement to further satisfy their lust for power, which will not end with the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh because the origin of chaos is not the Supreme Court nominee.
“If you don’t graduate, you get a lot of debt and no way to pay it back. If you get a degree that no one needs, you graduate into the proverbial parents’ basement and a big financial hole. But if what you get is an in-demand degree or credential that leads to a good job and strong lifetime earnings, then the investment can pay for itself many times over,” Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates Kirk Cox said during an address to GO Virginia.
During his opening remarks, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley charged that the questions asked of Judge Kavanaugh on part of Democrats during yesterday’s testimony were “unequivocally and universal hostile.” His fiery tone caused many Democratic senators to walk out in protest.
Will President Trump invoke the fiery brand he’s used to campaigning on and choose to aggressively reach out to OPEC and get gas prices down?
If Republicans cave on Judge Kavanaugh, lacking the moral fortitude to fight back, forget about losing the midterms – that’s a certainty. The repercussions of this are so much worse than losing election. If the confirmation is officially derailed, Republicans, welcome to Room 101.
Nearly one million people in the Commonwealth have had their licenses suspended for non-payment of fees and fines or delinquent payments, many of whom are low-income citizens. Does this spark violations to the Constitution?
Since 1850, Tangier Island off the eastern shore of Virginia has lost up to two-thirds of its landmass from erosion and rises in sea level. Now, a plan to construct a jetty by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers looks to be a promising measure to ensure the sustainability of the island’s 450 residents, as well as the Chesapeake Bay’s fishing economy.
