The Supreme Court of Virginia has unanimously appointed two mapmakers to help them draw new legislative and congressional districts. The justices approved the Republicans special master nominee, Sean Trende. Trende is the senior elections analyst for RealClearPolitics, a center-right news site. They also accepted the Democrats’ nominee, Bernard Grofman. Grofman is a political scientist at […]
Newport News Shipbuilding employees facing termination for not getting the COVID vaccine no longer have to worry about their job security. The development follows a letter from CEO Mike Petters saying that most employees will not have to get an FDA-approved COVID vaccine. Dockworkers expressed mixed emotions upon hearing the news. Norfolk’s WTKR reports: Numerous […]
Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) wanted answers on the conditions facing soldiers at a base in his district. Since the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, Fort Pickett has received roughly 7,200 Afghan refugees, leaving Good concerned about the humanitarian crisis and the state of the troops watching over displaced persons. As ABC13 News reports: Videos sent to […]
A Virginia School Board has reversed course after announcing a ban on sexually explicit books in its school’s libraries. The board members were reportedly concerned about potential constitutional violations. Fox News reports: The Spotsylvania County School Board rescinded the vote, Fox 5 DC reported, after public discussion went on for hours Monday night as 68 people had […]
Democrats in Richmond have announced they will seek recounts in two House of Delegates races. The Republican candidates lead the Democratic incumbents in both, but only by razor-thin margins. As The Hill reports: Dels. Martha Mugler (D) and Alex Askew (D), who both represent districts in the Hampton Roads area, announced on Tuesday that they […]
Administrators have placed an assistant professor at Old Dominion University’s Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice on leave after they argued for replacing the term pedophile with “minor-attracted people.” Dr. Allyn Walker argued for a new term, saying that not every adult who is attracted to children will molest children. WATCH: 🚨🚨🚨This non-binary assistant professor […]
Fresh off of their recent victories, a determined group of Virginia parents are hoping to take their campaign for parents’ rights nationwide. Attention from powerful Republican members of Congress in Washington is already getting them more exposure. As the Virginia Mercury reports: The ranking Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, Virginia Foxx […]
Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin has promised the citizens of Virginia that he won’t mandate masks or vaccines to fight coronavirus. But unlike some Republican governors, he won’t block localities from implementing their own COVID-19 mandates. Richmond’s WRIC reports: “Localities are going to have to make decisions the way the law works and that is going to […]
A new Washington Post and ABC News poll shows generic Republican candidates with a 10-point lead over Democrats nationwide. Of course, that includes results from dark blue districts. The outlook for Democrats representing purple states and seats is more dire. Case in point: Republican Glenn Youngkin’s narrow but comprehensive victory over Democrat Terry McAuliffe in […]
The Supreme Court of Virginia has responded to state senate Democrats’ request that the Republican nominees chosen to assist the justices redraw the state’s legislative and congressional maps be replaced. The high court agreed with Democratic Senate Majority Leader Dick Saslaw and has rejected the three so-called “special master” candidates. Virginia Mercury reports: The nominees, […]
