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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...

A Year Of Pro-Life Victories – Congressman Bob Goodlatte

  Each January men and women across the country mourn the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade. They mourn the loss...

Marijuana and The Rule of Law

In the very cold first week of 2018, marijuana became a burning public policy issue. As a CNN headline captured, many people found themselves...

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Means Opportunity for Americans

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is about creating greater opportunity for men and women across the United States. It’s long-awaited tax relief for middle-income families...

Trump Gets It Right In Recognizing Jerusalem As Capital of Israel

Disclaimer:  It is dangerous to make any attempt to explain the Middle East in less than four volumes, but on the issue of our...

USA Liberty Acts Strikes the Right Balance

Each day the United States is faced with a number of threats. For the most part we don’t know about them. That’s because the...

Bedford Rail Stop Makes Sense for Everyone

With great enthusiasm, the Smith Mountain Lake and Bedford Regional Chambers of Commerce welcome Amtrak to Roanoke, VA. Together, we commend Amtrak, Norfolk-Southern, the...