To all Chesterfield County residents: The Board of Supervisors will vote TOMORROW (Wednesday, 4/9) to decide whether or not to raise property taxes to meet budget shortfalls, instead of "right-sizing" the county budget to match current revenues (like you do in your own home budget). This will result in an average annual tax increase of [...]
To all Chesterfield County residents: The Board of Supervisors is expected soon to decide whether or not to raise property taxes to meet budget shortfalls, instead of "right-sizing" the county budget to match current revenues (like you do in your own home budget). This will result in an average annual tax increase of at least [...]
Earlier today, approximately 70 dedicated activists from around the state met for the Virginia Tea Party Patriots Federation quarterly summit meeting in downtown Richmond, Virginia. We heard several topics such as the many successes from various groups around the state, a General Assembly recap, and the current state of Medicaid expansion in Virginia. It's exciting [...]
To provide alternate news sources for liberty/freedom-minded folks in Virginia, the new Virginia Free Citizen online news site is now online and available! The VFC joins other sites like Fauquier Free Citizen and Greene Free Citizen to provide more/additional avenues for news around the state. Please visit the VFC and show your support! Below is [...]
RTP Meeting Thursday, February 27th Where: Our offices at Greatspace 10825 Midlothian Turnpike North Chesterfield, VA 23235 When: 7-8:30pm "A Dagger Pointed at the Heart of the Middle Class!" Amnesty is NOT just about blue collar workers...it's about destroying the middle class 'American Dream.' Come & hear the SHOCKING truth about immigration, amnesty, and the [...]
Richmond Tea Party to Host Trevor Loudon World-Renowned Expert on Communism to Speak at Jan. 23rd Meeting! It is our privilege to host Trevor Loudon at our next monthly meeting. This author, speaker and tireless activist from New Zealand will keep you shocked and spellbound as he unravels the web of Communist threads woven over [...]
From our Friends at the Chester Patriots comes this announcement of a special convention for Chesterfield County Sheriff on Monday the 20th. This would be a great way to top off your day after visiting the General Assembly for Lobby Day 2014. From what I've seen online amongst the "tea party/patriot" community members is that [...]
Although Richmond Tea Party does not officially endorse political candidates, we do try to help our readers understand what "makes them tick." Shak Hill is a candidate for U.S. Senate, a challenger for the seat now held by Mark Warner. When I last spoke with Shak, I wanted to find out a little bit more [...]
This Thursday, January 9th, Dave Brat will formally announce his candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives (Va-7th)! He will then begin a 2-day tour of the 7th District. Dave is an economics professor at Randolph-Macon College, who also attended Princeton Seminary. He regularly speaks to business associations, government officials, and conservative organizations, including Tea [...]
“Bring It!” In a recent news article, published by a major firm, the headline refers to Tea Party and other groups as “insurgents.” The story caption reads “The Republican establishment’s much-anticipated pushback against the tea party wing is underway…”, as if reporting on a back-and-forth conflict in some far-off 3rd world country. Truly, civil war [...]
There is a growing nationwide trend now to potentially convene an Article V Convention of the States to push back against the out-of-control federal government. About 100 state legislators agreed to meet at historic Mt. Vernon to hold the first official gathering to examine the specifics. Many believe (as I do) that the federal [...]
