by MCDC | Feb 19, 2015 | 2016 General Election, Civil Rights, Discrimination, News
Madison – Gov. Scott Walker believes a new law that gives gay couples hospital visitation rights violates the state constitution and has asked a judge to allow the state to stop defending it. Democrats who controlled the Legislature in 2009 changed the law so that...
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 14, 2015 | 2016 General Election, Discrimination, Income Inequality, Minimum Wage, Racism
Once again, FOX News has completely mischaracterized the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), claiming that the President is “buying votes” by keeping millions of Americans on the SNAP rolls despite the “full economic recovery.” That statement is...
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...
