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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 Air Force’s “Diversity” Unseriousness

Most readers know by now that for several years the U.S. Air Force has placed diversity, and the entire DEI mantra, at the fore...

Transgender Policy Damages Roanoke College’s Reputation

I have been watching the transgender athletics controversy with growing interest and alarm. The question is whether men who identify as women can compete against...

Botetourt Residents Need To Check Their Tax Bills This November

Due to heavy inflation, the bills are really piling up for most Americans. Hard times are here and only seem to be getting worse....

You Mean We Need A Border Wall? Imagine That!

Someone in the Biden Administration finally came to the realization that we have a crisis at our southern border and building a border wall...

Equity Inaction at Roanoke City Public Schools And Three Solutions

To address its sixth year of late school buses and ongoing large class sizes, Roanoke City Public Schools (RCPS) should cancel its planned “Empowerment”...

Democrats Push For More Audits From The IRS

Even the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recognizes that more audits are coming. They admitted as much on September 8, 2023. Since taking office more than...