Government
- Governor Glenn Youngkin Champions No Tax On Tips
Today, Governor Glenn Youngkin announced a proposal to exempt Virginia’s income tax from service tips.
- No Tax on Tips, Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin
This proposal will return an estimated $70 million annually to the pockets of hardworking Virginians to further deliver on Governor Youngkin’s commitment to lower the cost of living for working families across the Commonwealth.
- Democrat Controlled Fairfax County meal tax is still on the menu for consideration in the upcoming budget
One top official claims that even if a funding plan is implemented, it will not solve the county’s financial problems. There is a gap of $292.7 millions between the expected revenues and expenditures, which must be closed in the next year.
- 550 Pounds of Illicit Fentanyl Seized in the last 45 days
The Operation FREE partnership of over 175 state, local and federal agencies is a revolutionary fentanyl fighting collaboration strategy
- By massive margins, voters in eight states say only citizens can vote in their elections
As divided as America may be, this election showed there’s one thing most Americans agree on: Only U.S. citizens should vote in U.S. elections.
- Virginia Invests Additional $290 Million to Further Support School Construction and Modernization
Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced an additional $290 million budget investment to further support school construction and modernization across the Commonwealth, bringing the total amount invested in the current biennium to $700 million
- Virginia Education Press Needs intensive Support
You can forget about any humility you might have expected after the Virginia education media falsely claimed for months that 70+ Virginia schools would fall into the bottom two summative categories of the new accountability systems
- Fairfax Parents call out a ‘public charade’ and ‘dereliction of duty’ when Superintendent says, “Buck stops with me.”
The typical high school gridiron rivalry was replaced by a dramatic showdown on a cold Thursday night at Luther Jackson Middle School. This time, however, parents, students, and coaches from competing schools came together to demand accountability, transparency, and an apology from Fairfax County Public Schools superintendent Michelle Reid
- Audit: Only 6% of federal employees work from a full-time office — and some aren’t working at all
Only 6% work full-time from an office, while a third of federal employees are completely remote. A Senate investigation revealed that some people aren’t working at all when they claim to “work from home”.
- Republican Senator Introduces Federal Ban on Mutilating Trans Procedures for Children
Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., introduced legislation on Wednesday that would federally ban mutilating transgender procedures for children and punish so-called “physicians” who perform such procedures.
- STOP Massive Park Fee increases in Fairfax County!
Increase in Recreation Center Fees for Families: 32% Camping, pavilions and picnic areas: an increase of 30%+ Golf Fees: Increase of up to 20% Increase in Golf and Room Rentals: 25% (effective 2025).
- Fairfax County Gov Buys a Hotel for $2.5 Million OVER its Appraised Value
With a difficult FY 2026 budget forecast on the horizon, the Board voted 9 to 1 to purchase a former hotel property as a potential shelter for 20 percent ($2.5M) over its appraised value and 300 percent ($9.5M) over its assessed value.
- $581,607 in Matching Grant Funds to 108 Local Tourism Programs
This funding program is designed to leverage local marketing dollars with matching state funds to increase visitation and traveler spending in the off-season.
- Gov. Youngkin Announces Executive Order To Protect Children From Social Media
Executive Order 43 (also known as Empowering and supporting parents to protect their children from addictive social media and Establishing the Reclaiming Childhood Task Force) aims to address the mental health crisis among Virginia youth by providing resources for parents, educators, and healthcare providers.
- Fairfax County Projects A Budget Disaster
Fairfax County’s budget forecast for FY2026 shows a shortfall of $292.7 millions due to falling office property values and rising employee compensation.
- Jason Miyares, Virginia AG Calls On Fairfax County CA Steve Descano To Resign After Herndon Rape Case
This comes after Herndon police said 31-year-old Denis Humberto Navarette Romero raped a woman on the popular W&OD trail in Herndon.
- Mexican Cartel Tren de Aragua is Operating Virginia
The memo said that the arrival of Tren de Aragua in the nation’s capitol and in nearby Virginia coincided “with an increase in migrant population” in those areas.
- 36 Virginia’s Sanctuary Cities and Counties Top the Charts: Study
The Center for Immigration Studies, an immigration policy think tank, released on Thursday its updated map of American refuge locations. It revealed a surge of localities in Virginia adopting sanctuary status.
- A Democrat X-Rated Porn Book Removed From Fairfax County, Virginia Schools
After the book was removed quietly from the school library, a Virginia mother who spoke out publicly against the inclusion in Fairfax County Public Schools of a “adult-themed”, LGBTQ graphic novel has declared “victory”.
- Virginia Parents to Protect Children from Addictive Social Media
Governor Glenn Youngkin today issued Executive Order 43, Empowering and Supporting Parents to Protect Their Children from Addictive Social Media & Establishment of the Reclaiming Childhood Task Force, to tackle a critical aspect of Virginia’s youth mental health crisis, the unrestricted use of cell phones and addictive social media platforms.
- Governor Glenn Youngkin Celebrates 2024 Volunteerism & Community Service Awards Honorees
Governor Glenn Youngkin announced the ten honorees in the 2024 Governor’s Volunteerism & Community Service Awards during a ceremony at the Executive Mansion. The annual awards program spotlights the outstanding volunteer efforts of individuals, organizations, and businesses, on behalf of Virginians across the Commonwealth.
- Virginia Sees Low Unemployment Across the Commonwealth
Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that according to BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (“LAUS”, or “the household survey”), the labor force increased by 3,649 to 4,575,255 and Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in October remained unchanged at 2.9 percent, which is 0.1 percentage points below the rate from a year ago. Job growth for the month was mixed, with BLS reporting a
- Fairfax County School Board Sold China A Handbook On ‘How To Clone’ America’s Top STEM School
“They will pay $1M in exchange for help in getting their schools up and running in China”
- Recent Crimes Again Raise Concerns About Fairfax County’s Sanctuary Policy
A Fairfax County policy called “the Trust Policy” may be putting county citizens at risk as it protects those in the country unlawfully.
- Democrat Virginia House Panel Advances Constitutional Amendment On the Killing of Babies
Under current Virginia law, third-trimester abortions require approval from three doctors. The new amendment would reduce this requirement to just one doctor when a late-term abortion is deemed necessary to protect the life of the pregnant individual, or their physical or mental health, or when a physician determines the fetus is not viable.
- Tumay Harding Wins Republican Primary for Virginia Senate District 32
LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA, NOV 18, 2024 – Tumay Harding dominated a crowded field of six candidates to win the Republican primary for the Virginia Senate District 32 seat. Tumay, with endorsements from Sheriff Mike Chapman, former Virginia congressman Dick Black, and former state delegate Bob Marshall, won 64% of the votes.
- 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.
- Embracing the Unconventional: Lessons from Peanut the Squirrel and the challenges faced by Trump.
In an era where conformity often prevails, we stand at a pivotal crossroads, grappling with the narratives of those who dare to challenge the status quo. Let us reflect on the poignant tale of Peanut the squirrel—a small creature whose life was tragically cut short by a system that could not accommodate his uniqueness.
- Youngkin Wins Key Supreme Court Ruling On Illegal, Noncitizen Voting!
Yesterday Governor Youngkin, and Virginia scored an important victory for election integrity. The Supreme Court granted their request (6-3) for an emergency stay from a lower court ruling that blocked the removal of non-citizens.
- Why The Biden-Harris Administration’s Attempt To Keep Noncitizens On Virginia’s Voter Rolls Was Legally Ridiculous
The Biden-Harris administration and Democrat litigators appear to be jointly executing a lawfare assault against the integrity of our elections. In the face of this onslaught, will Americans’ voting rights be sustained?
- Virginia takes non-citizen voting case to Supreme Court before Election
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares took Virginia’s noncitizen voter case to the Supreme Court on Monday after a lower-court blocked officials from purging noncitizens aliens from their voter lists.
- Governor Glenn Youngkin on Federal Judge Ordering Virginia to Reinstate Noncitizens Back Onto the Voter Rolls
“Let’s be clear about what just happened: only eleven days before a Presidential election, a federal judge ordered Virginia to reinstate over 1,500 individuals–who self-identified themselves as noncitizens–back onto the voter rolls. Almost all these individuals had previously presented immigration documents confirming their noncitizen status, a fact recently verified by federal authorities.
- TO STOP THE FENTANYL CRISIS, WE MUST SECURE THE BORDER
The current fentanyl crisis in America is directly tied to the Biden administration’s unwillingness to secure our southern border. Over the past three years, over 8.8 million illegal migrants have crossed the southern border.
- Virginia Announces $3.9 Million in Grant Funds to Protect Civil War Battlefield Lands
“Virginia has played a pivotal role in the history of our nation and it is incumbent upon us to ensure that we preserve that history,” said Governor Glenn Youngkin
- The American Experiment
Benjamin Franklin’s famous 1787 response to a woman outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia when asked what the Framer’s of the constitution had produced: “A republic, madame, if you can keep it” is oft repeated these days when the veracity of elections are suspect; parents are given 3 minutes to object to forced vaccines and unisex
- Republican Legislators Issue Subpoenas for Alleged ActBlue Interference in Elections
U.S. intelligence officials appear “clueless” about an alleged campaign money-laundering scheme on behalf of Democrat candidates now the subject of several lawsuits and soon lawmaker subpoenas, U.S. Sen.
- Biden Judge Orders Virginia To Put More Than 1,500 ‘Self-Identified’ Noncitizens Back On The Voter Rolls
On Friday, a Democrat-appointed federal judge ordered Virginia to put more than 1,500 allegedly “self-identified” noncitizens back on the state’s voter rolls ahead of the November contest.
- Virginia Launching the Next-Level Partnership to Combat Gangs and Gang Violence Across the Commonwealth
We are committed to combatting gang recruitment and ending the rise of gang violence across this great Commonwealth
- More Facts on Noncitizen Voting as DOJ Lawsuit against Virginia is Heard in District Court
Fairfax, VA – Today the Fairfax County Republican Committee (FCRC) exposed more facts of noncitizen voting as the lawsuits against Governor Glenn Youngkin.
- The Biden-Harris DOJ’s move to put 6,000 noncitizens back on the voter rolls attacks a Democrat Governor’s policy
In 2006, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine signed a bipartisan bill requiring the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles to provide a list of noncitizens’ names to the state’s Board of Elections for removal from the voter rolls.
- Herndon Town Council members face ethics violation allegations
Two Herndon Town Council members face allegations of ethics violations related to their involvement in a Juneteenth celebration and concerns over partisan influence in local elections.
- Unions To Rally In Support Of Casino, Entertainment District In Tysons
A coalition of labor unions, including the Northern Virginia AFL-CIO and Fairfax County Federation of Teachers, will rally Tuesday morning outside the Fairfax County Government Center to declare their support of a Tysons Entertainment District and Casino.
- Virginia Department Of Elections Has Been Complicit For Years In Registering Noncitizens To Vote: Fairfax County GOP
The Biden-Harris administration is conducting an election interference campaign in Virginia by filing a lawsuit to ensure noncitizens remain on the voter rolls, but the commonwealth’s own Department of Elections (ELECT) has been complicit in registering ineligible voters for over a decade, according to one county Republican Party.
- Governor Glenn Youngkin Issues Statement on Noncitizen Voting Lawsuit Filed by the Biden-Harris Department of Justice
RICHMOND, VA— Governor Glenn Youngkin, after being notified this afternoon that the Biden-Harris Department of Justice was filing a lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Virginia, released the following statement: “With less than 30 days until the election, the Biden-Harris Department of Justice is filing an unprecedented lawsuit against me and the Commonwealth of Virginia, for
- Poll shows contenders for 2025 governor’s seat equally matched
Reprinted from All Virginia News. By Audrey Carpenter As the nation gears up for the presidential election just weeks away, the candidates for the Virginia governor’s race are already looking ahead to 2025 with a recent poll showing they are equally supported by voters.
- Biden-Harris Admin Used FEMA Disaster Funding For Illegal Immigrants
The Biden-Harris administration took more than a billion tax dollars that had been allocated to the agency responsible for American disaster relief and used it to offer services for illegal immigrants. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) allocated nearly $364 million in the fiscal year 2023 and $650 million for the 2024 fiscal year to
- Letter to the Editor: This election, let’s go back.
This election, let’s go back. Let’s go back to our country not being overrun by 21 million undocumented migrants and flooded with fentanyl that kills 65,000 Americans each year.
- Shalag U.S. to Create 52 More Jobs in Virginia Thanks to Governor Glenn Youngkin
RICHMOND, VA — Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Shalag U.S., Inc., a manufacturer of non-woven fabric for use in manufactured products, will invest $16.6 million to open a new non-woven manufacturing and production facility in Mecklenburg County. The investment will create 52 new jobs.
- Governor Glenn Youngkin and First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin Announce Statewide Expansion of It Only Takes One Initiative
Governor Glenn Youngkin and First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin announce successes in the administration’s efforts to combat fentanyl at CARITAS in Richmond, on August 27, 2024.
- Biden Harris provide free health care to illegals starting Nov 1st
On November 1, the Biden/Harris administration will impose a new rule forcing states to provide free health care to illegal aliens. Each state would subsidize the cost of the free health care through taxpayer dollars.