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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...

Spirit of VMI (PAC) Defends School’s Pillars Of Excellence

The following was contained in the "Spirit of VMI (PAC)" newsletter (The Sentinel) and is shared here by permission. Welcome to the Winter 2024 newsletter...

Governor Youngkin Uses His Veto Pen to Protect Farmers and Lower-skilled Workers 

There is a near-universal consensus among economists that increases in the minimum wage harm low-skilled workers the most. Originally designed to mimic racially discriminatory laws...

VMI Eschews Standards of Excellence, De-values Diploma

The following was posted on March 22 on starrs.us and is shared here by permission. As an alumnus living in Florida, I have a dearth...

Salem Responds To Questions About Budget / Sports Complex Construction

The following contains emailed responses dated Feb. 5, 2024 from the Salem City Manager's Office in response to questions from Salem resident Diane Ribble...

Wind Lawsuit Poses a Whale of a Problem With Utility Ratepayers Bearing the Risk

As usual, Virginia’s electricity ratepayers are caught in the middle. Either way, a new lawsuit challenging Dominion Energy Virginia’s offshore wind project turns out, its residential and...

Families Sue Albemarle Co. Public Schools For Race-Based Hostile Environment

Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) Senior Counsel Vincent Wagner made the following statement regarding a petition for appeal ADF attorneys filed Thursday with the Supreme Court...