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Commentary

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 small manufacturer of machine tools replied: “We need both,” he said, “but the thing...

Virginia Clean Energy Laws Blamed for Dominion Price Hike, Not Data Boom

The pending price increase for electricity from Dominion Energy Virginia is higher than the 14%...

Trump’s Double Whammy to Virginia’s Economy

No one can say we weren’t warned. During his debate with then Vice President Kamala Harris,...

Virginia is Ready to Take Full Control of Education

Last night, as promised repeatedly during the campaign, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order directing Education Secretary Linda...

Virginia General Assembly Recap and Veto/Sign Recommendations for Governor Youngkin

Despite a shortened 2025 General Assembly session due to a water plant failure in Richmond,...

Roanoke College Brings Sports To Salem, But Who Pays The Tab?

There’s been next to nothing in communication from the Salem government, but a large maroon sign on the Salem High School football stadium says...

Steve Dean Running For Chairman of Botetourt County Republican Committee

Election is Saturday, March 23, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Lord Botetourt High School, Route 220, Daleville. Anyone can vote, you do not...

Biden And The Sixteen-Year Plan To Breakdown America

America’s current weak and precarious state happened not by chance, but by a plan—a sixteen-year plan that started with two terms of Barack Obama...

Morgan Griffith: The Very Real Dangers of TikTok

Everyone knows TikTok is the video sharing application (“app”) that people of all ages use, especially younger people. In fact, according to TikTok, 170...

Added Pay Won’t Make Teachers Want to Stay in Bad Teaching Environments

Abby Zwerner, the Newport News teacher shot by a 6-year-old student a year ago, doubts she will ever return to teaching. In addition to...

VA Senate Seeks To Kill The Digital Goose for Its Golden Egg

The last time the General Assembly made a similar mistake with the Virginia tax code was 20 years ago. It was 2004, and the...