by MCDC | Aug 23, 2014 | Civil Rights, Virginia
If you have problems at the polls on November 4, please call the election protection hotline at 1-866-687-8683 (OUR-VOTE) right away. The recent, confusing development in Virginia’s photo identification requirements for voters carries even more serious implications...
by MCDC | Aug 20, 2014 | Virginia, Voter Rights
About 300,000 Virginia voters lack an ID issued by the state Department of Motor Vehicles. Voters can obtain a free photo ID from any local registrar’s office. More information can be obtained by visiting www.GotIDVirginia.org or by calling the election...
by MCDC | Aug 14, 2014 | Health Care, Issues, Virginia
The Daily Press “Not only do we not have a plan, we don’t even have a process.” The General Assembly is to convene next month to talk about Medicaid expansion, but there’s still no firm word on the scope of what they’ll tackle – or even...
by MCDC | Jul 31, 2014 | 2016 General Election, Action Alerts, History, News
Historical sketch … The power to issue executive orders comes from both Congress and the Constitution. Every president has used executive orders; Washington issued the first 3 orders within months after being sworn into office. Presidents have used executive orders to...
by MCDC | Jul 26, 2014 | Events, Issues, Video, Virginia
Democratic Sen. Mark Warner and Republican Ed Gillespie met Saturday for their first debate, hosted by the Virginia Bar Association. The 90-minute session, moderated by PBS NewsHour co-anchor Judy Woodruff, was broadcast live online from the Virginia Bar Association’s...
by MCDC | Jul 20, 2014 | News, Surveys, Virginia
By Joshua Holland As a coherent and consistent political narrative, “the war on women” is relatively new. But the underlying tension between conservative religious beliefs and women’s access to reproductive health care — including legal abortion without overly...
