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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...

Just Say No To Lifer Goodlatte

The incumbent 6th District Congressman is ripe for retirement. His campaign coffers are full, and he has little left to do in the...

Cheating on Non-SOL Testing on School-Issued Laptops in RCPS

Roanoke County Public Schools (RCPS) has a good reputation in educating students in grades K-7 and should be commended. However, cheating remains an...

The Pains of Tax Season Call for a New Tax Code

There are very few certainties in life. One of those, however, is that Tax Day comes around each year. By the time the April...

City Needs to Address Trash Issues in Southeast

Something simply should be able to be done about the horrendous trash situation at the Hardee's on 9th Street. I stopped in there yesterday...

Protecting the People’s House

What do regulating puddles, attempting to ban popular ammunition, and making recess appointments have in common? They are all examples of attempts by President...

EPA – “Let Them Drink Lead”

As you may recall from my column of January 25, a group of 25 Virginia Tech researchers led by Dr. Marc Edwards (an expert...