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Virginia

Maryland’s Latest Crackdown Targets Drivers—Not the Real Problems

By MDBayNews Staff Maryland lawmakers are once again aiming their fire at the wrong target. A newly proposed bill would...

Michael Phillips
January 30, 2026

Virginia’s Surplus Success vs. Maryland’s Structural Struggles

Governor Glenn Youngkin has something to brag about, and it’s not just political spin—it’s math. Since 2022, Virginia...

Michael Phillips
September 30, 2025

The Loudoun County Baby Strangling Case: When Open Borders Kill the Innocent

On September 17, 2025, tragedy struck Leesburg, Virginia, when police arrested 21-year-old Alvaro Mejia-Ayala for allegedly...

Michael Phillips
September 24, 2025

Fairfax County’s War on Girls’ Privacy: When “Gender Inclusion” Becomes Harassment

On September 2, 2025, a 14-year-old freshman girl at West Springfield High School in Fairfax County, Virginia, walked into...

Michael Phillips
September 24, 2025

Virginia Education Association’s Shameful Response to Charlie Kirk’s Assassination

When the Virginia Education Association (VEA) finally addressed the assassination of Charlie Kirk, their message revealed...

Michael Phillips
September 15, 2025

The Opportunist: From Gun Board Failure to Family Court Predator

In politics, reputations are hard to shake. In family court, reputations are too easily ignored. Maryland attorney John H....

Michael Phillips
September 11, 2025

Democrats’ “State of Play” in NJ and VA: Media Spin Meets Hard Reality

Politico’s latest “State of Play” on the 2025 gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia is exactly what...

Michael Phillips
September 8, 2025

James Walkinshaw’s Campaign of Entitlement: Why VA-11 Deserves Better

Virginia’s 11th Congressional District has long been considered safe Democratic territory. But the September 9 special...

Michael Phillips
September 7, 2025

The Postcard From L.A.: How “Field Team 6” Turns Hollywood Money and a Super PAC Loophole Into Voter Registration Machinery

When a Virginia voter opened the mailbox to find a glossy postcard postmarked Los Angeles urging them—via a QR code—to...

Michael Phillips
September 6, 2025

Maryland’s Traffic Paralysis: Why Won’t the State Build More Bridges Across the Potomac?

Traffic between Maryland and Virginia has become a daily nightmare. Commuters crawl across the American Legion Bridge, sit...

Michael Phillips
September 2, 2025

Republicans Risk Falling Behind Democrats in Virginia’s Ground Game

Conservatives in Virginia and across the country are facing an uncomfortable reality: Republicans may be ceding critical...

Michael Phillips
September 1, 2025

Passport to Nowhere: How Child Support Enforcement Blocks Parents from Working

In an age where we’re told that work is the path to independence, one Virginia parent discovered that the very attempt to...

Michael Phillips
August 26, 2025

Loudoun County’s War on Privacy: How Policy 8040 and Title IX Are Being Weaponized Against Students

The controversy out of Stone Bridge High School in Loudoun County is the latest example of how radical gender policies are...

Michael Phillips
August 19, 2025

Abigail Spanberger’s Intelligence Resume: Public Servant or Political Operator?

By Michael Phillips As Virginia’s former U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger mounts her gubernatorial campaign in...

Michael Phillips
July 24, 2025

Power Grab in the Piedmont: How Wes Moore Is Letting Out-of-State Interests Bulldoze Maryland Property Rights

By Michael Phillips As hundreds of Maryland families brace for the bulldozers of Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG),...

Michael Phillips
July 17, 2025

Justice Denied: The Impeachment Files (Part 2)

By Michael Phillips “No one elected them. No one regulates them. And yet they sit behind closed doors shaping the justice...

Michael Phillips
July 8, 2025

Let the Child Be Heard: How Virginia’s New Law Empowers Truth and Justice in Family Court

By Michael Phillips “A voice silenced is a truth denied.” For far too long, that’s been the quiet tragedy playing out...

Michael Phillips
July 3, 2025

Judge Lisa Kemler’s Monday Exit: A Strategic Retirement or an Escape from Accountability?

By Michael Phillips On Monday, Judge Lisa Kemler officially retired from the Alexandria Circuit Court after more than two...

Michael Phillips
June 30, 2025

UVA President Resigns Under Pressure—A Turning Point for Accountability in Higher Education

By Michael Phillips The resignation of University of Virginia (UVA) President Jim Ryan on June 27, 2025, is a watershed...

Michael Phillips
June 28, 2025

Say Her Name: Why Winsome Earle-Sears Is Good for Virginia

By Michael Phillips In an era where narratives are carefully curated and voices like hers often get ignored, Winsome...

Michael Phillips
June 27, 2025

The Shadow Guardian: Who Is John Michel and Why Is He Central to the Reichert v. Hornbeck Custody Crisis?

John Michel, once an obscure Maryland government employee, now finds himself at the center of a fierce legal and emotional...

Michael Phillips
June 19, 2025

OPINION: Why Marylanders Should Care—and Support—Winsome Earle-Sears for Virginia Governor

As political battle lines begin forming across state lines ahead of the next gubernatorial cycles, one thing is clear: the...

Michael Phillips
June 17, 2025

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