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Roanoke City Council Shares the Blame

It is very disingenuous, but easy for the city council to blame the previous city manager, who, by the way they hired, for the financial woes of the city....

Youngkin Moves to Curb Energy Price Hikes, Questions Clean Economy Act

With one exception, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) has now vetoed the contested energy bills...

Lawsuit Challenges NRC Rules on Small Nuclear Reactors

Virginia is not directly involved, but with our nuclear industrial base, a pending federal lawsuit over...

Why Tax Exemptions for Harvard and Confederate Groups Should Stand

Every taxpayer dollar sent to any university or private entity should be closely scrutinized. In...

The High Cost of Uncertainty for Virginia’s Workers and Businesses

Asked nearly 40 years ago what he needed most, less regulation or lower taxes, a...

Was The Fatal Flaw For This Sensible Tax Bill Simply the Support From Youngkin?

2/10/2025 -- Virginia will remain out of step with the rest of the United States on how it taxes service-providing businesses after General Assembly Democrats...

OPINION: Political Infighting Over VMI’s Board of Visitors Puts Cadets at Risk

The Virginia Military Institute (VMI) has long stood as a symbol of discipline, leadership, and service. However, recent political disputes over Board of Visitors...

Ending birthright citizenship is constitutional

Just hours after taking the oath of office, President Trump issued an executive order to end automatic birthright citizenship. It instructs government agencies to...

Blame distrust of the response to COVID for declining childhood vaccinations

Only 40% of Americans now consider childhood vaccines "extremely important," down from 64% in 2001. Among Republicans, that figure has plunged to just 26%,...

Virginia Needs To Protect The Natural Gas Choice in Law

Virginia’s General Assembly is being asked again to protect the use of natural gas and prohibit local government efforts to restrict or ban it...

What Have Leftist Lawfarers Learned?

On January 10, 2025 – ten days before President-elect Trump is to be inaugurated as the nation’s 47th President – New York State Judge...