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Closing Virginia’s Education Gaps: Funding, Choice, and Accountability

It shouldn’t be hard for both political parties to agree that among those who suffered most from covid school shut-downs were low-income children. In the National Assessment of Educational Progress...

Last Week Proves Again Wind and Solar Cannot Take the Heat

Once again, a spell of hot weather has proven that our economy and comfort depend...

VA Elections Should Be About Virginia’s Future — Not a Referendum on President Trump

Senator Tim Kaine recently sent out a fundraising email where he quoted the Washington Post...

One is Enough: End the Front License Plate Requirement in Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia currently mandates that most passenger vehicles display two license plates—one on...

Primary Results Will Force Spanberger to Prove if She’s a Centrist

After this week’s primary results, Virginia’s more moderate center is all but dead. In two...

Doctors Oppose “Assisted Death” Bill Because It Violates “Do No Harm” Oath

Sen. Ghazala Hashmi’s (D-Chesterfield/Richmond) bill to legalized euthanasia in Virginia (under the Orwellian title of "medically assisted death") is of grave concern. There are...

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...