Spanberger’s Veto of Collective Bargaining Would be the Right Call for Virginia
5/14/2026 — Virginia Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell, the sponsor of a sweeping public-sector collective bargaining bill (Senate Bill 378), said Governor Spanberger told him Wednesday that she planned to veto the legislation. If she does, she will be making the right decision for Virginia taxpayers, local governments, students, public employees and for her status as the […]
Governor Spanberger Must Veto or Admit She’s Not in Charge
This session, the General Assembly sent over 1,000 bills to Governor Spanberger for her signature. She signed 852 into law, vetoed 8 and proposed amendments to 180. Even though some of her amendments were little more than window dressing (see article on Paid Family and Medical Leave) and a few were substantive, the General Assembly […]
Gerrymandering is not the Virginia Way
Today’s referendum isn’t complicated. It’s not really about “fairness.” It’s not really “temporary.” And it’s not really about Virginia. It’s about power. The Great Reversal For years, Democrats, from Barack Obama on down, warned that gerrymandering was a threat to democracy itself. In fact, the left nationally, and in Virginia, have been more vocal in […]
Governor’s Paid Leave “Fix” Leaves the Biggest Problems Untouched
Earlier this year, I warned that Virginia’s proposed Paid Family and Medical Leave Act would create one of the most expansive and expensive paid leave programs in the country. I had hoped the Governor’s new amendments issued just before midnight last night would fix those concerns. They don’t. The legislation would still establish a statewide insurance system funded by mandatory payroll contributions from workers […]