by MCDC | Feb 26, 2015 | Issues, News
Loretta Lynch, President Obama’s nominee for attorney general, cleared a major hurdle today to succeed Eric Holder as the country’s top law enforcement officer. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-8 to send the nomination to the full chamber, which is...
by MCDC | Feb 26, 2015 | 2015 General Election, 2016 General Election, Madison County, Virginia, Voter Rights
Because elections are locally administered in the United States, voter suppression varies among jurisdictions. At the founding of the country, most states limited the right to vote to property-owning white males. Over time, the right to vote was formally granted to...
by MCDC | Feb 25, 2015 | 2016 General Election, Issues, News
A new poll from Public Policy Polling is making headlines this week because it reveals that 57 percent of Republican primary voters want to make Christianity the national religion, even though doing so would require removing the First Amendment from the Constitution....
by MCDC | Feb 25, 2015 | 2015 General Election, Madison County, News
February 23, 2015 Contact: Tim Cotton at progressivephoenix@gmail.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOCAL DEMOCRAT ANNOUNCES BID FOR ED SCOTT’S DELEGATE SEAT Local Democrat Stewart Risher, 54, a retired Air Traffic Controller of Rixeyville, VA is proud to announce his...
by MCDC | Feb 25, 2015 | News, Virginia
RICHMOND — Lt. Gov. Ralph S. Northam said Tuesday that he intends to run for governor in 2017, setting up a possible primary battle with another likely candidate, Attorney General Mark R. Herring. In a state where the governor cannot serve back-to-back terms, Northam...
by MCDC | Feb 21, 2015 | 2016 General Election, Education, News
If you ever want to make a conservative touchy, the quickest way—out of many quick ways—is to hint that the connection between ignorance and holding right-wing views is more than a coincidence. But when you look at what Republican politicians get up to these days,...
