Attorney General Mark Herring jumped on the marijuana bandwagon this week, calling for legislators to end prosecution for simple possession of small amounts of the drug. Writing in an op-ed in the Daily Press, Herring argued that Virginia’s current system isn’t working. “It is needlessly creating criminals and burdening Virginians with convictions,” he wrote. “…And […]
It didn’t take long for Virginia Democrats to begin moralizing after Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling. The 5-to-4 ruling held that the House of Delegates had no standing to appeal a court ruling that required a number of districts to be redrawn due to how the House and Senate handled issues of race. “When we […]
It’s all about the enthusiasm, and voters are apparently seeing red. In a good way. Surging turnout in contested GOP primaries swamped their Democratic counterparts on Tuesday, flipping the script from two years ago when Democrats ran the table. On average, House Republican contests turned out 22 percent more voters than Democrat contests did, according […]
Holding pro-life views are now the moral equivalent of racism, according to one of the 23 Democrats running for President. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., told the Des Moines Register this week that holding pro-life views is the moral equivalent of racism, and appointing pro-life judges is the equivalent of appointing racist judges. Gillibrand made her […]
How much money does it take to make a Democratic candidate forget about a call for resignation? If the latest round of campaign finance reports are right, the going rate is anywhere between $5,000 and $15,000. That’s the takeaway from an analysis done by the Washington Free Beacon today, which found no fewer than 13 […]
Set aside the nasty attacks and work with us. And by the way, you’re all cowards. That’s the message of Virginia Democrats headed into a Special Session called by Governor Ralph Northam. While the date of the session has yet to be announced, the rhetoric is already ramping up. The Democratic Party of Virginia chided […]
It’s different if you’re a Democrat, apparently. Not only do Democrats get a free pass to stay in office after appearing in blackface, they also apparently don’t have to come to the table to discuss legislative proposals. That’s the gist of a statement from the leader of House Democrats Tuesday afternoon. After standing beside Governor […]
Calling for more “votes and laws” over “thoughts and prayers,” Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam said he would call the Virginia General Assembly back into session to pass new gun control legislation. Meanwhile, Republicans said they would use the session to pass strong, new mandatory-minimum sentences for criminals who use guns in the course of the […]
Earlier this year, Virginia Republicans froze college tuition for the first time in 20 years. Now the highest ranking Republican in Richmond wants to see it happen again next year. “This is a good first step,” said said House Speaker Kirk Cox, R-Colonial Heights, speaking with WOQI’s Mari and Brian in Lynchburg Friday morning. “Next […]
For a rock aficionado, Democrat Del. Ibraheem Samriah seems to enjoy living in a glass house quite a bit. Samirah, the recently-elected Northern Virginia Democrat with a history of anti-Semitic rhetoric, took to Twitter this week to castigate Republican for having the audacity to accept money from political lobbyists. “Isn’t it a strange coincident hat […]
