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Virginia Budget Conceals Millions in Spending Under Generic Program Names
Virginia taxpayers are facing massive state expenditures hidden behind vaguely named programs that make...
Democrats
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...
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...
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...
VA Operators for Skill PAC Donates $10,000 to Democrat run Defend Virginia PAC
VA Operators for Skill made a donation of $10,000 on June 11, 2026, to Defend Virginia PAC. The contribution comes from the political action...
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....
Bon Air Facility Overhaul Essential to Restore Order in Juvenile Corrections
Infrastructure Upgrades Target Core Deficiencies
Plans call for expanding capacity at the Bon Air campus while enhancing overall conditions to support better operations. The Oakridge...
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....
Casino Operators for Skill PAC Contributes $2,500 to Jennifer Boysko
VA Operators for Skill made a donation of $2,500 on May 27, 2026, to Friends of Jennifer Boysko, the campaign committee for Virginia State...
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...
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Democrats
Virginia Budget Conceals Millions in Spending Under Generic Program Names
Virginia taxpayers are facing massive state expenditures hidden behind vaguely named programs that make...
Democrats
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...
Democrats
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...
Democrats
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...
Democrats
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...
Virginia
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,...
Democrats
VA Operators for Skill PAC Donates $10,000 to Democrat run Defend Virginia PAC
VA Operators for Skill made a donation of $10,000 on June 11, 2026, to...
Democrats
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...
Democrats
Bon Air Facility Overhaul Essential to Restore Order in Juvenile Corrections
Infrastructure Upgrades Target Core Deficiencies
Plans call for expanding capacity at the Bon Air campus...
Government
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...
Democrats
Casino Operators for Skill PAC Contributes $2,500 to Jennifer Boysko
VA Operators for Skill made a donation of $2,500 on May 27, 2026, to...
Virginia
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...
Democrats
Massive $100 Million Expansion of Environmental Bureaucracy Inserted Into Virginia Budget
The Virginia state legislature has pushed through a massive spending increase for environmental oversight...
Democrats
Data Center CloudHQ Donates to Democrat Legislative Black Caucus
CloudHQ LLC, a company that develops and operates hyperscale data centers with multiple campuses...
Democrats
VA Operators for Skill PAC Contributes $5,000 to Barbara Favola Campaign
The VA Operators for Skill political action committee made a $5,000 donation to the...
Democrats
Virginia Booth Stands Out at State Fair for Lack of Presence and Locked Doors
At the America 250 Great American State Fair, Virginia distinguished itself among participating states...
Government
Senator McDougle Highlights Legislative Deception in Virginia Policy Debates
The discussion focused on hidden financial impacts that new policies may impose on everyday...
Democrats
Virginia Democrats inject race into tourism
by Virginia Grace McKinnon
The Virginia House of Delegates has just released the final of...
Democrats
Louise Lucas Challenges Spanberger on Virginia Budget and Data Center Policies
The debate centers on forecasts that underpin the state budget process. Officials must account...
Democrats
Slow Start for Spanberger
by Rich Tucker
Imagine that you are at a Donald Trump event. You see a...
Democrats
Possible Investigations of Louise Lucas and Lisa Lucas-Burke. Lucas Lodge, The Marijuana Outlet
by James C. Sherlock
Louise Lucas, the president pro tempore for the Virginia state senate...
Government
Peake Challenges District Elimination and Budget Secrecy on Senate Floor
His remarks focused on the lack of transparency that has characterized those talks. Peake...
Government
Senator Bryce Reeves Questions Officials on Data Center Investments
The discussion focused on data center initiatives potentially located in the southside region of...
Democrats
Dominion Energy PAC Contributes $20,000 to Virginia Democratic Women’s Caucus
Dominion Energy Inc. Political Action Committee - Virginia contributed $20,000 to the Women's Caucus...
Government
Virginia Senate Advances SB 106 to Combat Gas Station Heroin Threat
Tianeptine is a substance that mimics the effects of opioids and has been linked...
Democrats
Diane Smith Donates $3,000 to Virginia Democratic Women’s Caucus
Diane Smith contributed $3,000 to the Women's Caucus of the Democratic Party of Virginia...
Government
Kannan Srinivasan Repeals Model Addiction Recovery Program
Significant concerns are being raised regarding recent legislative moves in Virginia. Senate Bill 690,...
Democrats
Senator Mark Peake Vows Fierce Fight Against Democrats Over Crushing Energy Costs in Virginia
Peake's remarks come amid widespread frustration with Governor Abigail Spanberger's decision to force Virginia...
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FBI Raids of Senator Louise Lucas Expose Corruption at the Heart of Virginia Democrats’ Power Structure
Portsmouth, Virginia – In a stunning development that should shock no one familiar with...
Democrats
Democrats’ Gerrymandering Scheme in Virginia Exposed as Unconstitutional Power Grab
Sturtevant, representing a district that would be severely impacted by the proposed maps, accused...
Government
The Louise Lucas Dilemma in the Virginia Senate
by James C. Sherlock
Real victims can be the result of scandals. This one does....
Democrats
Voting Rights and the Left of Virginia
By James C. Sherlock
The author was drawn to Dick Sizemore-Hall’s mailing it in. The...
Government
Republicans Rally Against Democratic Bid to Override Voter-Approved Redistricting in Virginia Senate
Senator Christopher Head, a Republican representing parts of Fairfax and surrounding areas, took to the floor to lambast the proposal. He highlighted the irony of Democrats claiming to preserve democracy while seeking to redraw district lines in a manner that would ensure electoral outcomes favor one party.
Government
Senator Mark Peake Champions Parental Rights in Abortion Debate Amid Virginia Law Disparity
Virginia Code Section 54.1-2825 explicitly prohibits tattooing or body piercing on individuals under 18 without specific exceptions, underscoring the recognition that minors lack the maturity for permanent body alterations without parental involvement.
Government
Virginia Senate Highlights Mental Health Risks in Late-Term Abortion Debate
Senator Luther Cifers, argued passionately that mental health exceptions create a loophole that is difficult to regulate effectively. He pointed out that it is impossible for medical professionals to predict with certainty the mental health outcomes of either proceeding with an abortion or carrying the pregnancy to term.
Government
Virginia Senate Erupts in Fiery Debate Over Born-Alive Protection Amendment
Senator Emily Jordan, a Republican, passionately argued for the amendment, emphasizing crystal clear protections for what she described as fundamental rights. She pointed to multiple references in the legislation underscoring the need to provide care for infants born alive, regardless of the circumstances surrounding their birth.
Democrats
Democrats are making a strategic mistake by gerrymandering Virginia.
Democrats ask voters to protect democracy, abandoning America's most sacred democratic principles: that the voters choose their politicians and that elections have meaning.
Government
Virginia Senators Raise Alarms Over Democratic Push for Unlimited Late-Term Abortions Without Parental Consent
The discussion centered on HJ 1 and SJ 1, resolutions pushed by Democrats to enshrine expansive abortion rights in the Virginia Constitution.
Democrats
Senator Louise Lucas cut $30,000 checks to this Second Calvary Baptist Church after Abigail Spanberger visit in pay for play
“You can rest assured that I will be telling our congregation to vote for you,” Second Calvary Baptist Church head pastor Geoffrey Guns told Democratic Virginia attorney general candidate Jay Jones in a video shot on Wednesday.
Democrats
Abigail Spanberger is silent as Virginia Democrats vote to protect drug dealers over victims’ families
Richmond In an astonishing display of misplaced priority, Virginia Senate Democrats voted today unanimously against SB 746. This legislation would have held drug dealers responsible when their illicit acts directly led to the death another person.
Democrats
Potomac Politics Comes to the James River
The Democratic State Senate last week rejected nine of Governor Youngkin's appointments to key governing boards in the state.
Democrats
Virginia High Schools Will Protect Female Athletes Against Radical Virginia Democrats
Virginia High School League, which initially voiced its opposition to President Trump by saying that boys would be allowed to participate in girls' sports but then changed their tune.
Democrats
Democrats aim to confuse Virginia voters with a ranked-choice voting system
Virginia Senate Democrats approved a bill, SB 1009 to extend ranked-choice (RCV) voting in local elections.
Government
Senate Democrats’ Reject Qualified University and State Board Members
This is a disappointing day, and I hope Virginians remember this moment of petty partisan politics.