by MCDC | Feb 15, 2015 | 2016 General Election, Action Alerts, Virginia, Voter Rights
Marjorie Hrouda, right, clerk of the House Priveieges and Elections committee, counts the votes of committee chairman Del. Mark L. Cole, R-Spotsylvania, 2nd from right, and others on HB1280 dealing with primary dates in June, during a meeting of the committee at the...
by MCDC | Feb 4, 2015 | Action Alerts, Civil Rights, Virginia, Voter Rights
RICHMOND — The Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates has intervened in a federal lawsuit that alleges his chamber’s legislative districts were gerrymandered to dilute African-American influence. Howell believes politicians have the right to pick their voters when...
by MCDC | Feb 4, 2015 | 2016 General Election, Action Alerts, Civil Rights, News, Video
The video intersperses clips from Wisconsin Governor (and presumed presidential candidate) Scott Walker’s recent state of the state speech with video of Walker’s State Capitol Police arresting people for observing other people singing folk songs in the...
by MCDC | Feb 3, 2015 | Action Alerts
By Dave Leichtman As Colin noted last week, one of the biggest topics of discussion at December’s Rootscamp was how to move the state of the art forward with respect to Digital Organizing. In the Democratic political space, we suffer what can only be described as a...
by MCDC | Jan 22, 2015 | Action Alerts, Gun Reform, Virginia
Dear Supporters, Virginians for Responsible Gun Laws would like to offer our sincere thanks to everyone who promoted and attended the Vigil & Advocacy Day at the State Capitol in Richmond on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The event was a huge success and had the...
by MCDC | Jan 18, 2015 | Action Alerts, Gun Reform, Issues
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 18, 2015 CONTACT: Morgan Finkelstein, morgan@vademocrats.org RICHMOND — Democratic legislators will hold a press conference TOMORROW, January 19th, to highlight the need to pass common-sense gun safety proposals outlined by Governor...
