by MCDC | Sep 30, 2013 | Economy, Ethics, News, Sequester
U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) had choice words for fellow House Republicans who are willing to see the government shut down over their opposition to Obamacare: “Lemmings with suicide vests,” he called...
by MCDC | Sep 30, 2013 | Ethics, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
A state Attorney General’s Office staffer continued to advise energy companies how to fight landowners suing over natural gas royalties for months after the state’s top law office learned of the communications, a Bristol Herald Courier review of the emails shows....
by MCDC | Sep 25, 2013 | Ethics, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
State Senator A. Donald McEachin (D-Henrico) has gone to court to compel the attorney general’s office to release communications involving a businessman who is at the center of a political scandal. Sen. Donald McEachin said Tuesday he filed the lawsuit in...
by MCDC | Sep 24, 2013 | Ethics, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
RICHMOND — Gov. Robert F. McDonnell’s approval rating has plummeted to a new low amid a gifts scandal that has bled into the race to succeed him and left Virginians hungry for ethics reform, according to a new Washington Post/Abt-SRBI poll. Fewer than half of the...
by MCDC | Sep 23, 2013 | Action Alerts, Ethics, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
As Attorney General, Ken Cuccinelli is responsible for providing advice to the state Board of Elections on legal issues relating to campaigns and elections — including his own campaign for governor. Tell Ken Cuccinelli: Recuse yourself and your office from election...
by MCDC | Sep 23, 2013 | Ethics, Issues, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
An analysis of Ken Cuccinelli II’s economic plan for Virginia says the Republican gubernatorial candidate would cut a $1.4 billion hole in the state’s budget to shave $6,391 off a millionaire’s tax bill, all at a time when the state economy seems less able to...
