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Friday, June 13, 2025

In Support of the GOP Tax Bill and Silencer Deregulation

The Republican tax bill, including its provision to eliminate the $200 tax and registration requirements for firearm silencers, represents a practical approach to reducing government overreach while promoting individual freedoms and economic growth. Contrary to the criticisms from Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, this legislation prioritizes the needs of law-abiding citizens and offers significant benefits for both the economy and public safety.

Va. education department plans to launch Office of Excellence and Best Practices

The Virginia Department of Education is preparing to launch a new Office of Excellence and Best Practices by hiring an executive director who will be responsible for fostering innovation, highlighting high-performing schools, and directing resources toward initiatives with a proven track record of improving student outcomes.

Response to “Trump’s Attack on Offshore Wind is Hurting Virginia. Why Aren’t Republican Leaders Fighting for Us?”

The Virginia Mercury article (May 19, 2025) argues that President Donald Trump’s executive order halting offshore wind project approvals, permits, and funding is detrimental to Virginia’s economy, particularly the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project, and criticizes Republican leaders like Governor Glenn Youngkin and Attorney General Jason Miyares for not opposing it.

Fairfax County Casino legislation passes in Virginia Democrat Senate

The Virginia State Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would allow residents of to hold a referendum on casino gambling. The bill will now be considered by the Virginia House of Delegates.

Senate Bill 882 was introduced by Sen. Surovell (D-) and passed the Senate in a bipartisan vote of 24-16. Some and Republicans voted no, while others voted yes. was previously by the Senate General Laws and Technology and Senate Finance Committees.

In 2024, Sen. (D-Fairfax) introduced a similar bill, which was defeated in the Senate Finance Committee last year.

Virginia’s current law allows only five cities to have one casino: , Danville Norfolk, , and Portsmouth. The voters in each city passed casino referendums in their ballots. Three casinos are now open, with Norfolk’s resort under construction, in Bristol, Danville, and Portsmouth.

Surovell, in a recent statement following the passage of the bill through the finance panel, said that Virginia residents already send billions of dollars to Maryland every decade in the Northern Virginia area by patronizing the MGM National Harbor casino just across the Maryland state border. It’s time to use that money to build a performing arts center of world-class, a convention center, and create thousands of union jobs in Fairfax County so all who work in the area can live there. This bill allows the Fairfax County voters to decide if the project should go forward.

Local opposition is strong to the proposed Tysons casino. The grassroots No Fairfax County Casino Coalition representing several homeowners associations and town halls went to to lobby to oppose the bill. A group of former federal intelligence and defense officers, known as National Security Leaders for Fairfax, sent a letter to Fairfax County officials and state officials in early January. According to The Washington Post.

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