Tag: Virginia

Incoming Virginia Governor Vows to Reduce Energy Costs by Exiting Regional Cap-and-Trade Scheme

Virginia’s incoming Republican governor is vowing to take his state out of a regional carbon emissions-trading exchange to which 10 coastal and New England states currently belong—a move that, if successful, would be a major setback for the left-wing environmentalist movement. During a Dec. 8 address to the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce, Virginia Gov.-elect…


Books Including Adult Sex With Minors Back in Virginia School Library

Books containing extremely graphic sex scenes and pictures—one between between an adult male and a 10-year old boy—were returned to a Virginia’s school library last week. The books—”Gender Queer: A Memoir” by Maia Kobabe, and “Lawn Boy” by Jonathan Evison—are among many books containing pedophilia content that have been banned from school libraries in several…


Books Depicting Graphic Sex Scenes Back in Virginia School Library

Books containing extremely graphic sex scenes and pictures were returned to a Virginia’s school library last week. The books—”Gender Queer: A Memoir” by Maia Kobabe, and “Lawn Boy” by Jonathan Evison—are among many books containing sexual content that have been banned from school libraries in several states, including Arkansas, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Missouri, Tennessee, and Minnesota….


Former Spokesman for Democratic DC Mayor Switches Parties Over Biden’s Leadership

A former spokesman for Washington D.C. Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser says Joe Biden’s presidency has led him to switch political parties. He also voted for GOP businessman Glenn Youngkin, who defeated Terry McAuliffe last month to become Virginia’s next governor. “The reason I switched parties is because of everything that’s going on in the country…


Professor Who Defended Pedophiles Announces Resignation

A college professor in Virginia has announced plans to resign after defending pedophiles. Allyn Walker, a professor at Old Dominion University (ODU), wrote a book that referred to pedophiles as “minor-attracted people” and detailed their “pursuit of dignity.” Walker, who identifies as nonbinary, told the Protasia Foundation earlier this month that there are “a lot of…


Civil Jury Finds ‘Unite the Right’ Rally Organizers Responsible for 2017 Charlottesville Violence

After a civil trial, a federal jury in Virginia ordered organizers of the ill-fated “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville to pay 9 plaintiffs more than $20 million in compensatory and punitive damages for physical and emotional injuries. The case in Sines v. Kessler, civil action 3:17-cv-72, was heard in the U.S. District Court for…


Pastors, Moms, Parents, ‘These People’ and MAGA Flip Virginia

Commentary What occurred in Virginia for the Nov. 2, 2021, election was in some ways an uprising by several demographic groups.  Ground zero for Virginia and the nation, was and still is Loudoun County where moms and parents stared down a radicalized School Board and are now actively seeking resignations from Board members. School District…


Virginia Supreme Court Names Outside Experts to Draw Maps in Messy Redistricting Fight

The Virginia Supreme Court has appointed two special masters nominated by either political party to redraw Virginia’s electoral maps within a 30-day deadline after an independent state commission deadlocked over a redistricting plan. A special master is someone appointed by a court to carry out some sort of action on its behalf, in this case…


Virginia-Governor Elect Says He Won’t Ban Mask, Vaccine Mandates

Virginia’s Republican governor-elect, Glenn Youngkin, says he will not mandate masks or COVID-19 vaccines but also says he will not ban local authorities from imposing mandates. “Localities are going to have to make decisions the way the law works and that is going to be up to individual decisions but, again, from the governor’s office,…


Virginia Governor-Elect Says He Won’t Impose or Oppose Mask, Vaccine Mandates

Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin says he won’t mandate masks or COVID-19 vaccines, but he also won’t ban local authorities from imposing such mandates. “Localities are going to have to make decisions the way the law works and that is going to be up to individual decisions, but, again, from the governor’s office, you won’t see…