A never-ending COVID pandemic – and a patchwork of local, county, state and federal policies and rules have led to a mishmash of regulations from business to business. With recent court rulings and Governor Youngkin now in office, small businesses must contend with the potential for blowback from customers due to their policies. The impact […]
One of Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin’s latest picks to join his incoming cabinet is causing quite a stir. Among liberals, that is. Yesterday, Youngkin tapped Andrew Wheeler to become the Commonwealth’s secretary of natural resources. Wheeler has a history of public service, previously as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief in the Trump administration. The announcement […]
A Virginia Teachers Union faces widespread ridicule today after making errors teachers wouldn’t expect from second graders. The union’s president said it accidentally sent out a draft letter that used “our” instead of “are,” among other childlike grammatical errors. As Fox News reports: “On behalf of the members of the Arlington Education Association, this dire […]
An “extremely sophisticated” ransomware attack has crippled the IT agency serving the Virginia General Assembly and shuttered the computer systems for Virginia’s legislative agencies. The cyberattack has left officials in Richmond scrambling. Gov. Northam has directed executive branch agencies to assist the IT agency, officially known as the Division of Legislative Automated Systems (DLAS). Ransomware […]
Even though it’s more than 3,000 miles away, California will begin playing an outsized role in dictating Virginia’s automobile sales. Thanks to the geniuses in Sacramento, it’s possible that dealers may not sell new internal combustion engines after 2035. Steve Haner explains: The Virginia Air Pollution Control Board, acting not with discretion but on orders […]
The City of Richmond has joined four other regions in Virginia using the Marcus Alert. The law, passed last year, aims to minimize the likelihood of individuals experiencing mental or behavioral health crises from going to jail. A trained professional will first attempt to resolve the situation over the phone in mental health calls—before deciding […]
The last surviving officer of Easy Company featured in Stephen Ambrose’s book “Band of Brothers,” and the HBO miniseries of the same name has died. Col. Edward “Ed” Shames was 99 and a Norfolk native. The New York Post further reports: Born in Norfolk on June 13, 1922, Shames was the oldest surviving member of […]
Democrats have failed to overturn one of the contested seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, making the Republican takeover of the state’s lower legislative chamber official. A three-judge panel in Virginia Beach confirmed the final tally between incumbent Alex Askew (D) and Karen Greenhalgh (R). Per WAVY: Greenhalgh was named the winner with a […]
In 2018, Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney (D) successfully lobbied for Virginia’s capital city to increase its meals tax to 7.5%. The 25% tax increase imposed on anyone dining out came on top of the city’s combined sales tax of 6%. Despite its status as a mid-size American city (albeit a hip one), taxes and living […]
Virginia Lt. Gov.-elect Winsome Sears’ interview with CNN’s Dana Bash has officially gone viral. During their conversation, Spears questioned the need for people to get vaccinated if they’ve already gotten COVID-19. Indeed, the National Institute of Health has confirmed that more than 95% of people who recovered from COVID developed a lasting immunity for up to […]
