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Commentary

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 case of the billions sent to Harvard University and other elite schools, the...

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...

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...

Making Veterans Care More Accessible

As more information surfaces, the severe mismanagement and “lack of integrity” within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health system has grown increasingly clear....

Protect The Mill Mountain Viewshed – Contact Council Now!

Roanoke is a great place to live, work, play and visit. Recent studies promoting livability and outdoor branding recognize the importance of place. Neighborhood advocates...

Bradley Free Clinic Works Miracles

March 11, 2014 Dear Editor, My family recently relocated to Roanoke  from out of state. We lost our health insurance when we moved and now my...

Obamacare: “Losing on Both Ends”

When trying to sell the American people on their plans for health care reform in February of 2010, then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi...

Enforcing the President’s Constitutional Duty to Faithfully Execute the Laws

Since taking office President Obama has increasingly pushed the boundaries on executive power beyond their constitutional limits. He has repeatedly declared that, rather than...

AG Herring Ignores Oath of Office

Attorney General Mark Herring’s recent announcement that he will not defend Virginia’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage represents a disturbing trend in liberal politics....