Here's something a bit unexpected. Take it with a grain of salt and maybe as a conversation starter this weekend. We'd put Richmond near the top of a list for having opinions, but intellectualism? But here we go. Richmond has landed at No. 9 on a new list of America's...
According to the Virginia Department of Health, there were 1,548 drug overdose deaths among Virginia residents in 2024, a 37% decrease from 2023. Emergency department visits for overdoses also declined, with 18,292 reported, down 16% year over year. While those numbers mark a significant drop from the peak of 2,622 deaths in 2021, the impact...
Virginia political leaders are sharply divided following the Supreme Court of Virginia’s decision to strike down a voter-approved redistricting referendum, with Democrats condemning the ruling and Republicans defending it as a necessary enforcement of constitutional law. The court ruled 4–3 that lawmakers failed to follow the constitutional...
Britain is trying something. They’ve approved a plan where, if you were born in 2009 or later, you’d never be allowed to legally buy cigarettes. The age just keeps moving up every year, and at some point there’s a whole group of adults who were never let in. It still needs a sign-off from King Charles III, but it’s basically on its way....
GWAR is asking fans and the broader community to step up in support of co-founder Chuck Varga, who is currently battling cancer. “We are coming together to support Chuck Varga (The Sexecutioner), one of the founding members of GWAR, who is currently battling cancer, We are coming together to support Chuck Varga (The Sexecutioner) one of the...
Jonathon Moseley appeared in Henrico County court on April 23 and April 27 to face charges of practicing law without a license, stemming from events connected to a 2023 burglary case. Prosecutors say the charges relate to Moseley’s involvement in the case of Zachary Alam, who was arrested for the burglary of a Henrico home and...
I had a friend ask me about redistricting. He was trying to figure out how to vote and admitted he did not really understand what was happening. He leans left, so the fact that he was unsure says something about how this issue is being presented right now. Virginia Republicans have framed it in a way that leaves out key context, which has made a...
Lawmakers are clearing the way for use of the psychedelic mushroom compound psilocybin as a potential medical treatment, once a formulation is approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Senate Bill 379 directs the state Board of Pharmacy to reschedule psilocybin consistent with the federal scheduling as soon as the FDA approves a formulation...
Senator Mark Warner went to the pages of The New York Times this week to warn that the biggest threat to American elections may no longer be foreign interference, but the federal government itself. That sounds dramatic until you realize we’ve been heading in this direction for a while now. Warner lays out a scenario in which a president...
With a major cannabis bill now awaiting Governor Abigail Spanberger’s decision, Virginia hemp retailers, farmers, and small business advocates are urging her to step in before it becomes law. The Cannabis Small Business Association (CSBA) and a coalition of hemp businesses are calling on the governor to use her amendatory authority to revise key...
