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The Stealth Tax Increase That Remains in The Virginia Budget

A Commentary From The Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public PolicyWhile there has been much celebration at the passage of a new $188 billion biennial budget for Virginia, this deal...

Youngkin Prevents Two Tax Increases, Will Sign Record State Budget

After much political theater, the Virginia General Assembly and Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) have now...

With The Tents At UVA Down, The Blowback Begins

By James A. BaconFollowing the decision to take down the tents in the UVA Solidarity...

Screen Time for Kids, Peace of Mind for Parents

Editors Note: We normally don't run commentaries / articles that promote a company or one...

Congress Values Names More Than Housing for Service Members

By Donald Smith; first published on baconsrebellion.com “Removing the last vestiges of Confederate history from the...

14th Amendment Cannot Prohibit Trump From Serving Again

Dear Editor,This is in response to people who claim Trump is ineligible to hold office. Pro-Trump attorneys argue POTUS isn't an officer and therefore...

Timeline: Controversy Surrounding Objectionable Materials in Botetourt Libraries

For more than one year, a controversy has been growing in Botetourt County regarding explicit materials in or near the libraries' children's areas. On...

Op/Ed: School Choice Week, by Winsome Earle-Sears, Lt. Governor of Virginia

One dollar, seventy-five cents, and a rock-solid education. That's what lifted my father out of poverty when he arrived here in the United States....

Democrats Preserve Electric Car Mandate, But Promise Review of VA Net Zero Laws

For the third year in a row, Democrats in the Virginia Senate have shot down an effort to divorce Virginia’s auto dealers from California’s...

Thank Coal, Gas for Your Warm House Today

By Steve Haner. First published on Bacon's Rebellion on Jan. 15, 2024 and shared here by permission.Good morning, Virginia.  Your lights and heat are...

MORGAN GRIFFITH: The Deposition With Fauci

On January 8th and 9th, I participated in a two-day Congressional transcribed interview (what normal people would call a deposition) with Dr. Anthony Fauci...