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Virginia Legislature passes compact to manipulate presidential elections
February 12, 2026 by Staff in Defending the Electoral College
Today, the Virginia House passed HB965, to enact the National Popular Vote interstate compact. The Virginia Senate passed a companion measure, SB322, by a party-line vote on Monday. The bills now go …
Read More →Big banks threaten Trump’s “Affordability Agenda”
February 12, 2026 by Trent England
There were many deleterious policies in the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, but not everything in it was bad. One policy in particular has led to positive results for almost all Americans. It’s called “open …
Read More →Happy birthday Abraham Lincoln
February 12, 2026 by Trent England
Today is the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, our 16th president and one of the most revered statesmen in world history. Of course, Lincoln was elected using the Electoral College, just like every other …
Read More →Virginia Senate passes National Popular Vote bill
February 11, 2026 by Harry Roth in Defending the Electoral College
The Virginia Senate passed Senate Bill 322 by a margin of 21-19 earlier this week. If enacted, it would commit the state’s 13 electoral votes to the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV), br…
Read More →Does the League of Women Voters use an electoral college?
February 10, 2026 by Trent England in Defending the Electoral College
Originally, the League of Women Voters opposed the National Popular Vote interstate compact. The LWV has, since the 1970s, demanded a constitutional amendment to end the Electoral College. It condemn…
Read More →Save Our States defends “open banking”
February 9, 2026 by Trent England
Rising prices have put pressure on American families. But there are bright spots, where costs have not gone up—at least so far. One of those has to do with banking. A law passed in 2010 says that ban…
Read More →Exposing hospital waste
February 6, 2026 by Trent England
Today, Save Our States is calling out the University of Miami Health System for accepting taxpayer subsidies, spending on questionable priorities, and failing patients. Why? Because hospitals and oth…
Read More →Virginia Presidential Elector highlights NPV flaws
February 2, 2026 by Staff in Defending the Electoral College
Bipartisan opposition has stopped the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) in Virginia during recent years, but it is back in the 2026 General Assembly. Thankfully, bipartisan opposition re…
Read More →Great Gatsby not right for healthcare
January 29, 2026 by Trent England
Lavish parties, flashy cars, waterfront mansions … money is no object for Jay Gatsby in F. Scott Fitsgerald’s classic novel. We are familiar with this image of conspicuous consumption, where prices a…
Read More →Finding the right reforms
January 28, 2026 by Trent England
In a recent article in The Center Square, I ask: “Will ‘election reformers’ learn from their failures?” I’m not holding my breath, but often hear a fair question: If not these reforms, then what shou…
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