Following a week of circling the Beltway the People’s Convoy has moved the highways into the city in an effort to disrupt traffic as a means of protest against the government’s COVID mandates.… Read more
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Maryland Legislature Kills Bill to Collect Home-Schoolers Information
After pressure from Maryland parents, Democrat Delegate Sheila Ruth (Baltimore) has announced that she will not longer push the bill she initially sponsored to collect information on households homeschooling their children.… Read more
VA Democrat Opposes Suspending Gas Tax to Build Bike Lanes
Thursday, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin requested that state legislators come together to suspend the state’s gas tax to provide relief to working-class families struggling to keep up with the rising prices at the pump. The proposed move would save drivers 26 cents per gallon at a time where prices have sored to more than $4 per gallon for the first time since 2008.… Read more
30 Day Gas Tax Suspension Advancing in Maryland
Maryland lawmakers unanimously approved legislation Thursday to suspend the state’s gas tax for 30 days, with a final vote expected soon to send the measure to Gov. Larry Hogan who supports it.… Read more
Democrats Halt Virginia Parole Board Operations
The decision by VA Senate Democrats to block Governor Youngkin’s Parole Board nominees has grounded Virginia Parole Board’s operations. The Parole Board is currently operating with only its Chairman Chadwick Dotson and has nearly 400 pending parole cases to review.… Read more
Virginia Governor Urges Lawmakers To Suspend Gas Tax
Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said Wednesday he wants the divided General Assembly to pass legislation suspending the state gas tax for three months, a move that would save drivers about 26 cents per gallon at a time when prices have skyrocketed.… Read more
AG Miyares “Criminal First, Victim Last” Mindset Allowed Homeless Shooter on Streets
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares joined O’Connor & Company this morning to discuss the recent spree of homeless shootings in Washington, D.C. and New York. While the suspect is currently in custody, Miyares details why he was allowed to walk free on the streets despite a history of criminal activity.… Read more
Youngkin Releases Plan for COVID Workplace Policies
Tuesday, the Youngkin Administration laid out new COVID guideline measures for employers. The updated measures reflect the drop in COVID cases in the Commonwealth and provide the private sector with increased flexibility when it comes to enacting internal policies to stop the spread of the virus. It also includes language signaling that the state may take action against employers who fire employees on the basis of not wearing a mask.… Read more
Senate Overturns Mask Mandates on Public Transit Despite Biden Veto Threat
On Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted in favor of overturning a health order that required patrons to mask while flying or riding other forms of public transit. Although passed through the Senate the Biden Administration has promised a swift veto is the bill is passed in the House and sent to the president’s desk.… Read more
Virginia Superintendents Fail to Consult Members on Letter Criticizing Younkin’s Position on CRT
The Virginia Association of School Superintendents (VASS), which represents all 133 of the Virginia’s local divisions, sent a letter to Governor Youngkin speaking out against his proposed planned to remove divisive material from the state’s public-school curriculums. Evidence shows that VASS failed to include its members in the decision to draft and send this letter, according to a report by the Daily Wire.… Read more
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Category Archives: Local News
Trucker Convoy Blocks Beltway Traffic Following Permit Denial
Following a week of circling the Beltway the People’s Convoy has moved the highways into the city in an effort to disrupt traffic as a means of protest against the government’s COVID mandates.… Continue Reading
Maryland Legislature Kills Bill to Collect Home-Schoolers Information
After pressure from Maryland parents, Democrat Delegate Sheila Ruth (Baltimore) has announced that she will not longer push the bill she initially sponsored to collect information on households homeschooling their children.… Continue Reading
VA Democrat Opposes Suspending Gas Tax to Build Bike Lanes
Thursday, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin requested that state legislators come together to suspend the state’s gas tax to provide relief to working-class families struggling to keep up with the rising prices at the pump. The proposed move would save drivers 26 cents per gallon at a time where prices have sored to more than $4 per gallon for the first time since 2008.… Continue Reading
30 Day Gas Tax Suspension Advancing in Maryland
Maryland lawmakers unanimously approved legislation Thursday to suspend the state’s gas tax for 30 days, with a final vote expected soon to send the measure to Gov. Larry Hogan who supports it.… Continue Reading
Democrats Halt Virginia Parole Board Operations
The decision by VA Senate Democrats to block Governor Youngkin’s Parole Board nominees has grounded Virginia Parole Board’s operations. The Parole Board is currently operating with only its Chairman Chadwick Dotson and has nearly 400 pending parole cases to review.… Continue Reading
Virginia Governor Urges Lawmakers To Suspend Gas Tax
Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said Wednesday he wants the divided General Assembly to pass legislation suspending the state gas tax for three months, a move that would save drivers about 26 cents per gallon at a time when prices have skyrocketed.… Continue Reading
AG Miyares “Criminal First, Victim Last” Mindset Allowed Homeless Shooter on Streets
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares joined O’Connor & Company this morning to discuss the recent spree of homeless shootings in Washington, D.C. and New York. While the suspect is currently in custody, Miyares details why he was allowed to walk free on the streets despite a history of criminal activity.… Continue Reading
Youngkin Releases Plan for COVID Workplace Policies
Tuesday, the Youngkin Administration laid out new COVID guideline measures for employers. The updated measures reflect the drop in COVID cases in the Commonwealth and provide the private sector with increased flexibility when it comes to enacting internal policies to stop the spread of the virus. It also includes language signaling that the state may take action against employers who fire employees on the basis of not wearing a mask.… Continue Reading
Senate Overturns Mask Mandates on Public Transit Despite Biden Veto Threat
On Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted in favor of overturning a health order that required patrons to mask while flying or riding other forms of public transit. Although passed through the Senate the Biden Administration has promised a swift veto is the bill is passed in the House and sent to the president’s desk.… Continue Reading
Virginia Superintendents Fail to Consult Members on Letter Criticizing Younkin’s Position on CRT
The Virginia Association of School Superintendents (VASS), which represents all 133 of the Virginia’s local divisions, sent a letter to Governor Youngkin speaking out against his proposed planned to remove divisive material from the state’s public-school curriculums. Evidence shows that VASS failed to include its members in the decision to draft and send this letter, according to a report by the Daily Wire.… Continue Reading