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Tommy Wright: Hope for the best, prepare for the worst
A ruling handed down by a Federal judge in Virginia found that Federal laws blocking those under age 21 from purchasing handguns are unconstitutional. Current ...
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Tommy Wright: We must lock up the killers
As Speaker Gilbert wrote last week, there is a silent killer terrorizing Virginia, taking an average of 35 lives every week. Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid ...
by Tommy Wright, Friday, May 12, 2023 12:00 pm
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Tommy Wright: Social media madness
Parents matter. That was one of our major themes in 2021, and it looks like it’s going to be a major theme in 2023 as ...
by Tommy Wright, Thursday, May 4, 2023 12:30 pm
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Tommy Wright: Democrats cry over spilt milk
Democrats are in a lather over the fact that Governor Youngkin got a $1 million check last week. Large donations are nothing new. In fact, ...
by Tommy Wright, Sunday, April 30, 2023 12:00 pm
GUEST COLUMN
Tommy Wright: Let’s talk about the veto session
This week’s reconvened session wasn’t the white-hot festival of speeches that the media expected. Rather, it was one of the more sedated veto sessions in ...
by Tommy Wright, Thursday, April 20, 2023 12:30 pm
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Tommy Wright: Let’s talk about restoring felons’ rights
Last week Governor Youngkin’s team made it known that they were returning to the Warner-Kaine model of felon rights restoration and Virginia Democrats immediately cried ...
by Tommy Wright, Friday, April 14, 2023 12:00 pm
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Tommy Wright: Mecklenburg native appointed to board
Governor Youngkin announced two major additions to his administration last week, a new member of the Board of Education and a new Superintendent of Public ...
by Tommy Wright, Friday, March 31, 2023 12:00 pm
HIS THOUGHTS
Tommy Wright: Green energy burns green money
Under Governor Youngkin, Virginia is moving to end its participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. That program, authorized but not mandated in the Code ...
by Tommy Wright, Friday, March 24, 2023 12:00 pm
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Tommy Wright: Parents matter
Governor Youngkin was on CNN Thursday, taking part in an education town hall with Jake Tapper. Based on reaction from Virginia Democrats, he did very ...
by Tommy Wright, Friday, March 17, 2023 12:00 pm
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Tommy Wright: Remember this November
When Republicans were given the majority in 2021, Virginians did so with the expectation that we would keep our promises to make their neighborhoods safer, ...