Good: SB 577 is the resurrected insulin copay cap. Last year’s iteration, HB 4252, passed both chambers, but the House didn’t concur with the Senate’s changes before […]
Author: Opinion, The Dominion Post
In an info vacuum, an oft-repeated rumor can be mistaken for truth
The announcement that North Elementary’s principal and vice principal have been put on leaves of absence came as a shock. A letter was sent to the North […]
Let them play: Find equitable alternative to House Bill 2820
We’ve made our stance clear on syphoning education funds from public schools and distributing them to private, parochial or charter schools or even individuals: You can’t expect […]
Menstrual-tracking bill underscores bizarre extremes in abortion debate
Virginia Gov. Glenn Younkin’s partisans killed a bill that would have banned police from tracking women’s menstrual cycles while investigating potential crimes. The mere fact that Virginia […]
Ominous strategy to thwart criminal justice reform
Criminal justice reformers are mistakenly finding comfort in a federal court ruling last month that took Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to task for removing a twice-elected, reform-oriented […]
Comparing tax cut fantasies to reality
Of the tax cut plans on the table, the one proposed by the Senate (SB 424) is by far the most reasonable. As we previously reported, the […]
The generation of school shootings
Look at the faces of Michigan State University students as they ran down staircases, jumped behind low walls and barricaded themselves in dorms and classroom buildings when […]
The Good, the Bad and the Stupid 5
Good: SB 216, requiring all schools to instruct students on Holocaust, other genocides and financial literacy. This bill has passed the Senate and is being reviewed by […]
FTC crackdown on GoodRx sends message about protecting data
Since 2017, GoodRx has helped millions of people find deals on prescription drugs via an app and website. But what its customers may not have known is […]
Why doesn’t Sen. Capito support more clean water?
We find it mind-boggling when West Virginia politicians — ones who have grown up here, not just swooped in to fill an elected office — don’t support […]