A Goodwin for Virginia

10/29/2025

10/29/2025

Do you think Portsmouth has a crime problem? More importantly do you think Portsmouth has a problem keeping criminals off our streets? This is the true answer to those questions. This is our time to make the change we so desperately need.

10/28/2025

Fleeced again

A $36 million agreement between VDOT and Elizabeth River Crossings will wipe out outstanding toll balances and related fees that have piled up since 2014.

According to VDOT, the state finalized negotiations with Elizabeth River Crossings to redeem these overdue toll debts and remove registration holds placed on drivers.

The deal covered tolls and fees owed through December 31, 2023, for drivers whose DMV registration showed they lived in Portsmouth or Norfolk when the debt was incurred.

Read more: https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/mycity/norfolk/toll-debt-relief-dmv-vdot-virginia-portsmouth-norfolk-36-million/291-5ae95d1a-5a4f-49bb-bb64-70c2214aeafd?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_13News_Now_-_WVEC

09/02/2025

The next step. Are you mad yet?

Virginia regulators are preparing to decide how much customers will pay for electricity as Dominion Energy seeks approval for new rate increases that would raise costs for customers.

09/01/2025

One name to remember when your rates start going up to pay for the windmill boondoggle. Dominion. Wagging the dog. This is your history lesson for the day. Enjoy the read.

It’s been decades since two Hampton Roads Democratic state senators, Louise Lucas and Lionell Spruill, were out of the public eye. Lucas launched her political career in Virginia by winning a Portsmouth City Council seat in 1984. Spruill, a Chesapeake native, first won a seat in the Virginia Gener...

03/26/2025

In 2023 I campaigned on making sure utility companies were properly taking care of the equipment including poles. Last night City Council voted to allow for Verizon to maintain and install cable throughout the city. I would hope they continue to hold them all accountable in these agreements to prevent this from being fatal. The General Assembly needs to their part for the safety of all Virginians as well. Here is the story of a 6 year old in Portsmouth was hit by a falling pole in his driveway in 2015. https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/dominion-investigates-why-pole-fell-on-portsmouth-boy/291-222045465

03/07/2025

Living wage or no wage? When politics gets in the way of free enterprise, you have negative results.