It’s about time! Finally, after years of encouragement to do so, today our friends at the Virginia Catholic Conference added a blog to its social media mix. (See its first post, by Associate Director Michael Lewis, on the adoption by … Read more>

It was nothing short of a miracle yesterday afternoon: The General Assembly passed Governor Bob McDonnell’s pro-life amendment to HB 1900. The amendment prohibits health insurance plans that are part of federal health insurance exchanges required by Obamacare from … Read more>

Following Senate Democrats unprecedented partisan rejection of the Virginia state budget, again, Governor Bob McDonnell issued the following statement:

Today, Senate Democrats cast the most fiscally reckless vote I have witnessed in my 21 years in office. They have killed

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Tomorrow is primary day in Virginia.  There are only a few, but these elections will determine several of the nominees from both parties to run for the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate in November. Primaries normally are held in … Read more>

We normally reserve the Quote of the Day as a feature of our General Assembly coverage, but after reading Anita Kumar’s Washington Post Virginia Politics Blog report on Democrat Jack Dobbyn’s challenge to Delegate Dave Albo (R-42, Fairfax), we … Read more>

Our organization’s growth in recent years has been so rapid that we are excited to say we have outgrown our limited space. This summer, The Family Foundation, the oldest and largest pro-family advocacy organization in Virginia, will leave our … Read more>

Just beginning to explain the twists and turns of what is happening in the Virginia Senate over property rights would rival War and Peace. Forget about the whole story. So much to say, so much to keep confidential. Maybe a … Read more>

The Family Foundation’s Annual Day at the Capitol is this Thursday, with an emphasis 0n education freedom — particularly legislation that provides tax credits for private school scholarships. We need to send a loud message to our legislators that, after years of dragging … Read more>

Things couldn’t be stranger than fiction anywhere outside of Hollywood than on Shockoe Hill, where Mr. Jefferson’s capitol sits. Today, in the House Privileges and Elections Committee, members debated for about 20 minutes if the word “that” should be amended … Read more>

When news broke Monday that Delegate Kirk Cox (R-66, Colonial Heights), not unexpectedly, was elected by his House GOP colleagues to Majority Leader, we offered that the real suspense of General Assembly insiders is where his new office will … Read more>