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- January 18, 2022
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A New Day for Virginia

I moved to Virginia in November of 2008 to take a job in the railroad industry. The Virginia I found was quite an interesting place, comfortably hosting Southern conservatives, Northern liberals and legions who didn’t care about either…but loved Virginia’s vibrant, growing atmosphere. Fast forward to January of 2022, the vibrant, growing Virginia was long-gone. […]

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- January 10, 2022
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Youngkin and Miyares Reveal Plans to Challenge COVID Mandate

Incoming Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin and soon-to-be Attorney General of Virginia Jason Miyares recently announced their intention to challenge the Biden administration’s federal vaccine mandates. As Virginia Mercury reports: The plans, announced in a Friday news release, come as the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments on whether the mandates should go into effect even while they’re challenged […]

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- January 7, 2022
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Youngkin Policy Set for Head-on Collision With University Administrators

Everyone expects Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin’s laissez-faire COVID-19 approach to clash with institutions like the University of Virginia, which like the Chicago Public Schools system, has fought against a return to normalcy. Both Youngkin and Attorney General-elect Jason Miyares confirmed their intention to challenge the Biden administration’s controversial vaccine rules on Friday. Meanwhile, progressive university administrators […]

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- December 14, 2021
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Putting Out Fire With a Hammer

A Republican Party content to dialogue with evil will never stop what is coming. Kudos to Attorney General-elect Jason Miyares, who is already hammering hard against an astounding $36,000 FOIA request in Loudoun County: The parent, Michelle Mege, was informed $36,000 would be the tab for the county to respond to her Freedom of Information Act […]

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- December 8, 2021
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Miyares Knocks First Hire Out of the Park; Sears Shines at ALEC

Meanwhile, Youngkin’s discipline and interview-by-committee approach indicates a move towards serious-minded pragmatism in Richmond. Some good news this morning as Attorney General-elect Jason Miyares announced his first major hire by selecting Andrew Ferguson as the next Solicitor General. Ferguson comes with high marks for distinction, graduating from the University of Virginia School of Law, clerking under […]

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- November 25, 2021
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Miyares Promises to Investigate Loudoun After Sheriff’s Letter

Virginia Attorney General-elect Jason Miyares is promising to investigate the Loudoun County School Board’s handling of two sexual assaults in its district. As Fox News reports: “We know that two female students were sexually assaulted at Loudoun High Schools,” he tweeted Tuesday. “It is absolutely critical that we find out what the LCSB did and […]

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- November 22, 2021
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Virginia Election Lawsuit Reaches Critical Juncture

An election calendar lawsuit in Richmond has reached a critical juncture. For both sides, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Although Republicans have (apparently) gained a majority in the House of Delegates, their victory may only be fleeting if Paul Goldman, a Democratic Party lawyer gets his way. As Virginia Mercury explains: Goldman claims in his […]

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- November 22, 2021
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Commonwealth’s Attorneys Let Sex Offender Free

Two George Soros-backed prosecutors are stirring up controversy again. This time, their inability to put a registered sex offender behind bars is leaving many wondering what it takes to get in real trouble in Northern Virginia. The Washington Free Beacon reports: The serial CVS bandit, Karim Clayton, 44, has a seedy criminal history ranging from […]

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- November 5, 2021
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Miyares Pursuing Legal Remedies to Override Progressive Prosecutors

Attorney General-elect Jason Miyares announced Thursday that he’s looking to pass legislation that will override “social justice” commonwealth’s attorneys who refuse to prosecute entire categories of crime. (RELATED: Miyares Poised to Shatter Another Glass Ceiling for Republicans) Miyares said his plan has the support of Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin. Fox News reports: Under current law, the […]

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- November 4, 2021
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Winners and Losers: Youngkin Edition

The whole election came down to 70,000 votes. For me, this is the fun part where I look at my own MS Excel charts — yes, old habits die hard — with my own special math and reflect on what I got right and what I missed. Despite counsel otherwise, Princess Blanding of the Liberation […]

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