by MCDC | Jun 22, 2013 | Energy, Environment, Issues
Dominion Power Is Living In The Moment — And We’re Paying The Price By Nathan Jenkins Relying on quick returns, Dominion Virginia Power is unable to act in the long-term interest of consumers. On June 4, Dominion Virginia Power hosted Appalachian Voices, the Sierra...
by MCDC | Jun 17, 2013 | Action Alerts, Issues
An Action Alert from the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy Funding for supplemental nutrition assistance—a vital support for low-income families and children—is on the chopping block. This week the House of Representatives will debate the Farm Bill, which...
by MCDC | Jun 17, 2013 | Action Alerts, Events, Issues, Virginia Election 2013
Every Child Matters in Virginia will be launching the non-partisan Strong Kids, Strong Virginia campaign this week. Please set aside 45 minutes to join us as we talk about the campaign’s goals and reveal the results of a poll conducted by Mason-Dixon on how potential...
by MCDC | Jun 14, 2013 | Ethics, Opinion, Racism, Virginia Election 2013
The most extreme ticket in Virginia history “E.W. JACKSON, the fire-breathing pastor who stunned the Republican establishment by storming the party convention in Virginia and snatching the nomination for lieutenant governor, has been roundly mocked for saying...
by MCDC | Jun 12, 2013 | Energy, Environment, Ethics, News, Virginia Election 2013
DUBIOUS DEFENSE ON OIL AND GAS CASE Virginian-Pilot Editorial Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli wants the public to believe his office intervened in a lawsuit on behalf of powerful interests solely to uphold a state law pertaining to oil and gas drilling. And, he said,...
by MCDC | Jun 9, 2013 | Madison County, Sequester
You don’t have to go to DC and walk the halls of Congress to get your voice heard. Sometimes DC comes to Madison! (please also see this post) Last week (June 7th) several of us had a one-on-one conversation with a staffer from the office of Virginia’s 5th...
