
John W. Whitehead: We’re all enemies of the state
If the government is consistent about any one thing, it is this: it has an unnerving tendency to exploit crises and use them as opportunities for power grabs under the guise of national security.

If the government is consistent about any one thing, it is this: it has an unnerving tendency to exploit crises and use them as opportunities for power grabs under the guise of national security.

The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy in Wise County and Norton announced the latest projects funded by the federal Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Pilot program.

Despite the finger-pointing and outcries of dismay from those who are watching the government discard the rule of law at every turn, the question is not whether Donald Trump is the new Adolf Hitler but whether the American Police State is the new Third Reich.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Rob Portman (R-OH) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to improve burdensome employer reporting requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) led the Senate Democratic Caucus in introducing a Congressional Review Act resolution to stop the Trump Administration from pushing “junk plans” that don’t fully protect Americans with pre-existing conditions.

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement following Senate passage of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019, a two-year bipartisan budget deal that would suspend the debt ceiling until July 2021.

Congressman Rob Wittman provided the keynote speech at the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Transportation Summit held at the University of Mary Washington this week.

Some cities (and their airports) have started Fly Quiet programs to encourage airlines to use more modern, quieter planes and schedule their take-offs and landings to minimize or spread out noise pollution.

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are seeking input on the draft restoration plan and environmental assessment related to the 2014 Dan River coal ash spill.

Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) introduced the Disabled Access Credit Expansion Act with Congressman Jim Langevin (RI-02).
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