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Does Spending $62 Billion on Utility Batteries Lower Your Cost of Electricity? Of Course Not

The 2026 General Assembly is likely to amend the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA) to greatly expand the construction of utility-scale batteries for our electric grid. Based on the current...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Political Failures Led To Recent Murder of Corrections Officer In Grayson County

Correctional Officer Jeremy Hall was killed on November 17, 2025, by an inmate at River...

Sen. Suetterlein Files 2026 Legislation Expanding Tax Relief & Education

Virginia legislators started filing bills for the 2026 General Assembly this week, and Senator David...

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...

The State of Our Opportunity

For generations of Americans, a sense of opportunity has long defined the promise of our nation. This opportunity to succeed embodies the American Dream....

Immigration Reform Update/No Amnesty

As I have said many times, I do believe our immigration system is broken. However, my firmly cemented belief is that one of our...

An Open Letter to Congressman Goodlatte

Dear Congressman Goodlatte, Not a single day goes by without a large part of your Contingency here in Southwestern Virginia fearing that their representative governance...

Obamacare Creating More Losers Than Winners

A recently-released report on Obamacare enrollment numbers shows that less than a quarter of those who have signed up for health care plans during...

Reversing the Diminishing Workforce

The reality of our frustrating jobs outlook in the United States must be addressed.  The most recent monthly jobs report from the Bureau of...

Roanokers Help With WV Water Crisis

When the impact of the water crisis in WV filtered back to residents here in Southeast Roanoke, Carrie Crawford, originally from Logan, West Virginia,...