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Sen. Suetterlein Files 2026 Legislation Expanding Tax Relief & Education

Virginia legislators started filing bills for the 2026 General Assembly this week, and Senator David Suetterlein has filed six of the first 17 Senate Bills. Senator Suetterlein’s first bills...

Progressives Urge Assembly to Soak the Rich, But Likely Tax Increases Will Reach Everyone

As a new Democratic Party trifecta looms in Virginia, a progressive policy group has floated...

Dissecting the Blue Wave: Turnout

Gov. Glenn Youngkin yesterday blamed Tuesday’s shellacking of the Republican Party in Virginia on the...

We Lost More Than an Election — Here’s What Comes Next

We lost all three statewide races. We lost 13 House seats. No Republican won outside...

No Energy Crisis Debate? Virginians Deserved Better Before Today’s Vote

With election day now upon us, Virginia voters were short-changed this election cycle, while Democracy...

Letter: Bestpitch Was Pitching The Right Balls

Dear Editor, I would like to thank Valerie Garner for her fine coverage of our new council's first meeting. Over the years some us have...

Commentary: We Shouldn’t Bank on Bailouts

The free flow of money is fundamental to our capitalist system and the entrepreneurial spirit that defines America.  Investors vote with their wallets...

Commentary: Editorial Board Takes a Stab at Transparency

My name is Forest, Forest Gump and “I may not be a smart man but I know what transparency is” and it ain’t...

Over 870 New Laws Begin in VA

This year the General Assembly considered 2,135 bills and a significant number of resolutions.  Governor Bob McDonnell signed 871 of the bills into...

Letter: Tea Party Unsuccessful and Misleading

Referencing the article "Second Roanoke Tea Party Big Success"  by Carla Bream in the July 10  16, 2010 issue of The Roanoke-Star Sentinel,...

Who Decides the Future of Bent Mountain?

Two separate groups recently went to the ridges of Bent and Poor Mountains to look and ponder if it should be developed for industrial...