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Tommy Wright: I stand with local government. Solar is their choice.

Both a subcommittee and the full Commission on Electric Utility Regulation heard recommendations from staff at their meetings ... Read more

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Tommy Wright: Why do some people laugh at a Virginia tax cut?

The 2025 General Assembly Session will start Wednesday, Jan. 6 and Democrats have apparently learned nothing from the ... Read more

Opinion

Tommy Wright: Just some food for thought

Democrats and the media like to talk about how the enhanced earned sentence credits are giving people second ... Read more

Opinion

Tommy Wright: Saying goodbye to Biden

Joe Biden is out. Writing in a social media post on Sunday afternoon, the President announced that he ... Read more

Opinion

Tommy Wright: Saturday was a watershed moment

The attempted assassination of former President Trump sent a shock through American politics at every level. The cowardly ... Read more

Opinion

Del. Tommy Wright: We did our job. They didn’t.

The House of Delegates did its job on June 28, voting to repeal the changes to the Virginia ... Read more

Opinion

Tommy Wright: Let’s talk about elections

Free and fair elections are worthless if the public doesn’t trust the outcome. Trust in Virginia’s electoral system ... Read more

Opinion

Tommy Wright: One thing was removed from the budget

The budget signed into law by the Governor last week isn’t one that a Republican-led House would have ... Read more

Opinion

Tommy Wright: Looking ahead beyond the budget

The May 13 Special Session was a one-day affair, and a budget has been signed into law for ... Read more

Opinion

Tommy Wright: Ironing out the wrinkles

Democrats passed a laundry list of bad bills this session, and now Governor Youngkin has issued a laundry ... Read more

Opinion

Tommy Wright: Youngkin steps in to help Virginians

Session is over, but legislative related events continue apace in and around Capitol Square. Governor Youngkin continues to ... Read more

Opinion

Tommy Wright: Let’s talk about the budget

Virginians are worried about inflation and the ever-rising cost of living. Democrats decided to make it worse by ... Read more

Opinion

Tommy Wright: Put down those phones

Virginia students might be in for a new adjustment when they attend schools. House Bill 882 came before ... Read more

Columns

Tommy Wright: State of the Commonwealth

Wednesday, Jan. 10 was the opening day of the 2024 Virginia General Assembly Session, and we’re going to ... Read more

Opinion

Tommy Wright: Let’s get ready to rumble

It’s almost time. The 2024 General Assembly Session opens on Wednesday, January 10th at noon. While we won’t ... Read more

Opinion

Tommy Wright: As the political year winds down…

As we enter the final weeks of 2023, the political year is winding down as well. Governor Youngkin ... Read more

Opinion

Tommy Wright: Some thoughts on Virginia’s new laws

New laws went into effect in our commonwealth on July 1. During the 2023 General Assembly Session, House ... Read more

Opinion

Tommy Wright: Democrats struggle on crime

You can’t spin numbers like this: after a full year of Democratic-imposed pro-criminal legislation, crime is up significantly, ... Read more

Opinion

Tommy Wright: Let’s honor our veterans

The Virginia General Assembly passed legislation in the 2023 session that will provide relief for Virginia Veterans. While ... Read more

Opinion

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 ... Read more

Guest Columns

Tommy Wright: Social media madness

Parents matter. That was one of our major themes in 2021, and it looks like it’s going to ... Read more

Opinion

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 ... Read more

Opinion

Tommy Wright: Remember this November

When Republicans were given the majority in 2021, Virginians did so with the expectation that we would keep ... Read more

Opinion

Tommy Wright: When session ends, the campaign begins

The 2023 regular session of the Virginia General Assembly adjourned sine die on Saturday, February 25. Saturday’s adjournment of ... Read more

Opinion

Your Turn — Democrats don’t care to learn

Democrats wanted to end 2022 on a high note, attacking two of Governor Youngkin’s major policy initiatives — ... Read more

Opinion

Your turn — Let’s talk about that mask settlement

Earlier this month, the Commonwealth agreed to a limited settlement that will end a lawsuit brought by the ... Read more

Opinion

Your Turn — Unacceptable school situation

“A stunning lack of transparency.” “They failed at every juncture.” It’s hard to understate just how damning the ... Read more

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