Virginia’s $400 Million Blank Check: How Flexible School Funding Threatens Fiscal Responsibility
Virginia lawmakers have allocated a staggering $400.4 million from the general fund as a one-time flexible payment to local school divisions across the commonwealth. This massive expenditure, tucked into the latest state budget amendments,...
Virginia’s $400 Million Blank Check: How Flexible School Funding Threatens Fiscal Responsibility
Virginia lawmakers have allocated a staggering $400.4 million from the general fund as a one-time flexible payment to local school divisions across the commonwealth....
Historic Virginia Education Budget Raises Red Flags for Fiscal Conservatives and Taxpayers
The newly proposed Virginia state budget introduces a staggering financial commitment to public education, raising serious concerns for fiscal conservatives focused on protecting taxpayer...
Taxpayers on the Hook for Massive $115.3 Million James Madison University Expansion
Virginia taxpayers are facing a massive financial burden as the upcoming FY2027 state budget includes a staggering $115.3 million allocation for a single building...
Virginia Taxpayers Forced to Bankroll Millions for New Recreational Marijuana Bureaucracy
Virginia taxpayers are now heavily burdened with millions of dollars in new spending to establish a recreational marijuana marketplace under the newly approved state...
Virginia Allocates $116.3 Million for School Bonuses Amid Growing Budget Concerns
The state of Virginia is preparing to distribute a staggering $116.3 million in taxpayer funds to cover a one-time bonus payment for public school...
Virginia’s $117.6 Million Education Bonus Highlights Concerns Over State Spending and Local Tax Burdens
Virginia lawmakers are once again reaching into the general fund, this time allocating $117.6 million for a one-time bonus program aimed at public education...
Virginia Banks $585.5 Million Surplus for Fiscal Year 2027 Amid Calls for Taxpayer Relief
The state of Virginia recently announced a staggering $936.3 million general fund surplus for Fiscal Year 2026, driven by an aggressive 6.7 percent growth...
Virginia Budget Directs $28.9 Million to At-Risk Programs Amid Fiscal Concerns
The State of Virginia has finalized its budget for the FY2027-FY2028 Biennium, drawing significant attention from fiscal conservatives concerned about escalating government expenditures. Lawmakers...
Virginia Taxpayers Shoulder the Burden as Lawmakers Push Costly State Employee Pay Raises
Virginia taxpayers are facing a massive financial commitment following the approval of a revised state budget that significantly expands government spending. Lawmakers recently finalized...
Virginia Budget Conceals Millions in Spending Under Generic Program Names
Virginia taxpayers are facing massive state expenditures hidden behind vaguely named programs that make financial oversight nearly impossible. The recent state budget allocates a...
Taxpayer Dollars on the Quad: Assessing the Massive Budget Allocations for James Madison University
As the Virginia state budget continues to expand, taxpayers are left footing the bill for massive university infrastructure projects that warrant intense financial scrutiny....
Virginia’s $148.4 Million Special Education Budget Hike Raises Fiscal Alarms
Virginia lawmakers are currently debating a massive $148.4 million allocation drawn directly from the General Fund for the 2026-2028 biennium. This staggering sum is...
Virginia Taxpayers Forced to Foot $17.6 Million Bill for Rapid Rehousing
The state of Virginia is preparing to shoulder a massive financial burden as federal funding for housing programs dries up, forcing local taxpayers to...
Virginia’s Forced RGGI Reentry: A Hidden Tax Masked as Utility Relief
Virginia taxpayers and utility customers are bracing for the fiscal impacts of the state’s forced reentry into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative under the...
Virginia Taxpayers Face Another Massive Bill as State Approves $117.6 Million for School Bonuses
The Virginia state budget continues to expand at a rapid pace, placing an ever-growing financial burden on hardworking taxpayers across the commonwealth. Lawmakers have...
Virginia Lawmakers Push Historic Spending Increases Amid Concerns Over Budget Bloat and Taxpayer Burden
The recently unveiled Virginia budget for the FY2027-FY2028 biennium introduces unprecedented levels of state spending that have raised immediate alarms regarding fiscal restraint. At...
Runaway Education Spending: The $98.4 Million Question in Virginia’s Budget
The Virginia state budget now includes a massive $98.4 million one-time supplement to the At-Risk Add-On program for public school divisions across the Commonwealth....
Virginia Pension Reforms Save Taxpayers $171.4 Million Amid Calls for Fiscal Restraint
The Virginia Retirement System recently reported a notable improvement in the aggregate funded status for local political subdivision pension plans, reaching ninety-two percent for...
Historic $2 Billion Education Spending Sparks Conservative Concerns Over Government Bloat in Virginia
The newly proposed Virginia biennium budget for fiscal years 2027 and 2028 introduces a staggering level of state spending that has raised significant concerns...
Virginia Budget Hides $400.4 Million in Flexible Slush Funds for Local Schools
The Virginia budget for fiscal year 2027 contains a massive expenditure that should raise immediate red flags for fiscal conservatives and taxpayers across the...
Virginia’s $1.4 Billion Education Budget Surge Sparks Conservative Concerns Over Runaway Spending
Lawmakers in Virginia have recently finalized a state budget that includes a massive $1.4 billion overall increase in K-12 public education funding. This unprecedented...
Fiscal Restraint Needed as Virginia Allocates $30 Million for Local Business Site Development
As Virginia lawmakers finalize the fiscal year 2027 budget, a renewed focus on economic development spending has sparked discussions among fiscal conservatives regarding the...
Virginia’s $1.94 Billion Data Center Giveaway: A Colossal Failure of Fiscal Restraint
The recently finalized Virginia budget reveals a staggering fiscal reality for hardworking taxpayers who are currently subsidizing the booming data center industry. While lawmakers...
Virginia’s New Data Center Tax: A Billion-Dollar Excuse for Government Expansion
Virginia lawmakers have officially adopted a first-of-its-kind statewide energy consumption tax on data centers, sparking concerns among fiscal conservatives about government overreach and unchecked...
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...