Virginia Land Conservation Foundation Pushes Record $17.21 Million Budget for Fiscal Year 2027
The Virginia Land Conservation Foundation recently announced a record allocation of $17.21 million for its Fiscal Year 2027 grant round. This unprecedented level of funding represents a massive expansion of a state program designed...
Virginia Land Conservation Foundation Pushes Record $17.21 Million Budget for Fiscal Year 2027
The Virginia Land Conservation Foundation recently announced a record allocation of $17.21 million for its Fiscal Year 2027 grant round. This unprecedented level of...
Virginia’s $770 Million Teacher Pay Hike Sparks Concerns Over Runaway State Spending
Virginia taxpayers are facing a massive financial burden as the state government commits an astonishing $770 million to fund a four percent salary increase...
Virginia’s $148.4 Million Special Education Expansion Sparks Calls for Stricter Fiscal Oversight
The upcoming fiscal year 2027 budget for the Commonwealth of Virginia includes a staggering $148.4 million allocation to more than double the Special Education...
Virginia Budget Bloat: Governor Abigail Spanberger Pushes Record Spending and New Taxes
Governor Abigail Spanberger has finalized a state budget for the 2026-2028 biennium that introduces a staggering two billion dollars in new public education spending....
Virginia’s $207 Billion Budget Invents New Data Center Tax While Ignoring Taxpayer Burdens
The Virginia state government has finalized a staggering $207 billion two-year budget that introduces a first-of-its-kind energy consumption tax on the data center industry....
Virginia’s Return to RGGI: A Costly Carbon Tax Disguised as Utility Relief
The recent passage of the Virginia state budget marks a controversial return to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a move that critics argue will...
Virginia Lawmakers Quietly Extend Costly Refundable Tax Credit Through 2030
The Virginia state budget continues to expand at an unsustainable pace as lawmakers quietly extend a costly welfare provision disguised as a tax break....
Virginia Democrats Allocate $1 Billion in State Funds to Replace Federal Entitlement Spending
The state of Virginia is fundamentally shifting its fiscal strategy by allocating a massive $1 billion contingency reserve to backfill reductions in federal entitlement...
Virginia Budget Explodes with $17.6 Million Handout for Universal School Breakfasts
Virginia taxpayers are currently facing a significant financial burden as the state budget allocates a staggering $17.6 million to increase school breakfast reimbursement rates....
Hidden Mandates: Virginia Taxpayers Foot the Bill for $11.1 Million in Concealed Central Appropriations
A staggering $11,125,212 allocation tucked away in the Virginia state budget under the vague category of “Central Appropriations” is raising serious alarm bells among...
Virginia Taxpayers Forced to Bail Out Federal Shortfalls in $17.6 Million Housing Spending Spree
The Virginia General Assembly recently advanced a state budget that includes a controversial $17.6 million allocation to backfill federal funding cuts for rapid rehousing...
Virginia Enacts Historic $2 Billion Education Budget Amid Taxpayer Concerns
Virginia has officially enacted a new state budget that includes a historic and unprecedented $2 billion investment in public education funding. Governor Abigail Spanberger...
Virginia Lawmakers Push Costly Bureaucratic Expansion with New Marijuana Marketplace Budget
Virginia taxpayers are facing a massive bureaucratic expansion as state lawmakers push forward with a costly framework for a legal recreational marijuana marketplace. The...
Virginia FY2027 Budget Pushes $25 Million into New Housing Bureaucracy
As Virginia lawmakers finalize the fiscal year 2027 budget, taxpayers are facing the financial burden of yet another newly created government entity. The proposed...
Virginia House Bill HB7 Pushes for Law Enforcement Accountability Through Facial Covering Restrictions
RICHMOND, Va. – In the 2026 Regular Session of the Virginia House of Delegates, House Bill 7 emerged as a targeted measure to enhance...
Localities Will Have Sweeping Powers Over Affordable Housing Sales
RICHMOND, VA — The Virginia House of Delegates has taken significant steps toward empowering local governments with unprecedented authority over the sale of affordable...
Virginia House Bill 314, Supporting Off-Grid Homeowners’ Rights Under Building Code
In a procedural move that keeps momentum alive for rural Virginians embracing self-sufficient lifestyles, House Bill 314 has been continued to the 2027 legislative session by the House General Laws Committee.
Youngkin rules out Senate bid but leaves door open to presidential run
Gov. In an interview on Tuesday, Glenn Youngkin has ruled out running to become the next U.S. Senator from Virginia. However, he left open the possibility of a future Presidential run.
The Enhanced Trifecta gives Democrats full control of energy laws
With the return of the trifecta of political success that Democrats now bolstered by a 64-36 House of Delegates majority - the decision on how to address Virginia's energy challenges is entirely in their own hands.
The Four Horsemen of the Western Apocalypse: What They Mean for Virginia
Notable Hoover Institute scholar Dr. Victor Davis Hanson recently coined the term the "Four Horsemen of the Western Apocalypse.” Dr. Hanson cites the factors...
Virginia’s Clean Energy Act: High Costs, Low Benefits
Abigail Spanberger and the Democrat majority in the Virginia General Assembly have gone all-in on the Virginia Clean Energy Act (VCEA)—a law that hikes...
Winsome Earle Sears’ Op-Ed: Voters deserve honesty
My answer was unambiguous: I will protect Virginia's Right to Work Law as governor.
School Choice Programs that Democrats HATE Have SAVED Taxpayers up to $45 Billion
Democrat lawmakers employ fear tactics claiming school choice will bankrupt their states. It’s a massive lie, and they know it. As a recent Wall Street Journal report notes, school choice programs provide enormous savings for a state’s budget — savings to the tune of millions of dollars each year.
Democrats pushing Tysons Casino
The Tysons casino referendum bill that was held over to the 2025 session of the Virginia General Assembly will die on Monday, but that doesn’t mean the bill in some form or other won’t reappear in January.
Winsome Sears blasts Obama for his’ shaming lecture’ on Harris’ enthusiasm: “How dare You”
Virginia Republican Lieutenant Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears blasted former President Barack Obama for “shaming” black men into voting for Vice President Kamala Harris in November.
Is Suhas Subramanyam Hindutva’s Latest Bid for US Congress?
American sympathizers of India’s Hindu nationalist — Hindutva — movement have successfully romanced more than a few candidates for U.S. Congress, but it appears their latest bets may be placed on Suhas Subramanyam of Virginia.
Nonpartisan Elections Are No More
In Virginia, town, city and school board candidates appear on the ballot without “Ds” and “Rs” next to their names, as do some constitutional officers (i.e. commissioner of the revenue and treasurer). There are some exceptions by each city or town’s charter.
West Point School Board to pay $575K, change policies to end ADF lawsuit on...
RICHMOND, Va. – To settle a lawsuit brought by Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing a former Virginia high school teacher who was fired for avoiding...
Anne Donohue
Anne Pogue Donohue is an at-large member of the Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia. She assumed office on January 1, 2024. Her current...
Mike Clancy Wins Debate Against Suhas Subramanyam @SuhasforVA @MikeClancyVA
We don't believe Suhas is able to speak in details. Rather he speaks in platitudes and can't seem to describe in detail what...
Wind turbines cause more warming than emissions reductions would avert
Harvard study concluded that wind turbines cause significant increase in surface temperatures, impacting people, plants, and animals where they are located. Warming effect at night...
Quick facts on Climate Change
June 1933 was the hottest on record in the U.S. Of the top 10 records, eight occurred before 1955, and only two have been...