The anticipation for the commencement of recreational marijuana sales in the state at the onset of the new year has been met with a series of regulatory setbacks. Despite the General Assembly’s landmark decision to legalize cannabis in 2021, the planned initiation of recreational sales faced delays. Proposed bills aimed at establishing a regulatory framework […]
By Steven Symmes; The Auto Wire There are some people who make much fanfare about how proud they are to pay their taxes to the point we truly wonder what they’re really doing. After all, any normal person sees the absolute waste like how much government agencies supposedly pay for toilet seats and in turn loathe how much of […]
Unlike a number of his fellow Republican Governors across the country who have already pledged their support to a particular primary candidate, Governor Glenn Youngkin has mostly kept quiet the 2024 Presidential Race. That changed earlier today. During an appearance on CNBC, Youngkin said that he would support whomever the Republican nominee ends up being, […]
Members of Virginia’s Congressional Delegation have announced that the Commonwealth is set to receive a historic amount of funding to improve passenger rail service. Virginia’s Democrat Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine celebrated “more than $700 million in federal funding for construction of a new bridge over the Potomac River.” Governor Glenn Youngkin was also […]
It’s official. Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney (D) is running for governor of Virginia in what’s set to become a free-for-all primary. Stoney has courted controversy in the past as former Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s chief strategist. Critics, including former Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax (D) accuse the ambitious politician of being a hatchetman. According to The Daily Wire, […]
Armed Forces Brewing Company’s bid to establish a military-themed brewery in Norfolk, Virginia has encountered strong opposition from the local community. The resistance is fueled by concerns regarding the company’s conservative branding, which satirizes progressive culture, its association with controversial figures such as Robert O’Neill, a former Navy SEAL, and accusations of glorifying violence and […]
Along with the attempt to codify abortion we wrote about yesterday, there is another radical bill being proposed by Democrats in Virginia. An assault weapons ban has been filed by Fairfax area Delegate Dan Helmer in the House and Charlotteville area Senator Creigh Deeds. HB 2 seeks to “make it a Class 1 misdemeanor for […]
Lawmakers are busy preparing legislation to be considered next January, including a proposal to enshrine the “right” to an abortion in the Virginia state constitution. Delegate Charniele Herring, a Democrat serving as the House’s new majority leader, introduced the bill that seeks to add the following text to the constitution via an amendment: This right […]
In the Fall 2023 Leapfrog Group Hospital Safety Grades, Virginia is Ranked Second Among all States with More than 50 Percent of Virginia Hospitals Earning “A” Grades, Continuing a Trend of Strong Hospital Patient Safety Scores
A federal judge in Northern Virginia rejected an attempt to block a new Virginia law that imposes stricter limits on hemp products containing intoxicating amounts of THC. The law aimed to crack down on delta-8, a hemp-derived marijuana alternative. The judge ruled that Virginia’s regulations do not conflict with federal law and serve the public […]
