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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...

COMMENTARY: Staying Safe from Coronavirus

The outbreak of a new coronavirus in China has stirred concern in the medical community and the public here. First detected in the city of...

COMMENTARY: Connecting Housing and Economic Development

The Center for Rural Affairs has long focused on strategies to support economic vitality for small communities. Our work to assist small businesses, develop...

No Excuse For Price of Insulin

The price of insulin is criminal - it is not a new drug nor can you sell it on the corner or use it...

Efforts To Develop Opiod Drug Treatment Housing Faces Resistance in SW VA

After a groundswell of media coverage in the past couple years, we have seen a decrease in the conversation around the opioid epidemic, especially...

Student Loans

One of the big issues in politics right now is cost of college and student debt. Among the Democrats running for president, some are...

Fixing Health Care and The Overreach of Revised Water Legislation

Fixing Health Care We are all familiar with the saying, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” On health care, some Democrats find themselves arguing...