by MCDC | May 14, 2013 | Issues, Virginia Election 2013, Voter Rights
VIRGINIA ATTORNEY General Ken Cuccinelli II (R) casts himself as a no-apologies conservative. But when it comes to his campaign for governor, Mr. Cuccinelli isn’t beyond a little airbrushing. As recently as November, Mr. Cuccinelli’s campaign Web site boasted of his...
by MCDC | May 10, 2013 | Issues, News, Virginia Election 2013
LIKE MITT ROMNEY, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II wants to cut taxes — by a lot. Like Mr. Romney, Mr. Cuccinelli, the Republican candidate for governor, promises this would not reduce government revenues by a dime, since he would also eliminate significant...
by MCDC | May 7, 2013 | Energy, Environment, Fracking, Global Warming, Issues, News, Virginia Election 2013
UPDATE: Cuccinelli announces his support for hydro-fracking for natural gas in the protected George Washington National Forest. In the first quarter of 2013, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II (R) raised about $2.4 million for his gubernatorial campaign. Of...
by MCDC | May 3, 2013 | Action Alerts, Environment, Issues, Sequester
Rt. 29 Western Bypass Not Shovel Ready Bacon’s Rebellion (5/1/13) “The McDonnell administration’s defense of the $244 million+ Charlottesville Bypass as a boon to traffic safety on U.S. 29 falls apart under close scrutiny…Each argument for the...
by MCDC | Apr 26, 2013 | Immigration Reform
Yesterday House Judiciary Committee Chair Bob Goodlatte (R-Va) unveiled the first of his immigration bills during a press conference in Washington D.C. The proposal would create a new agricultural guest worker program that would result in massive job losses for U.S....
by MCDC | Apr 25, 2013 | Energy, Environment, Fracking, Global Warming, Issues, Virginia Election 2013
Virginia Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli is working with coal companies and State Policy Network groups backed by Koch Industries to rollback VA’s voluntary clean energy program. The same Dominion that gave him $10,000 for his run for governor, on top of almost...