by MCDC | Jan 24, 2014 | 2016 General Election, Opinion, Virginia
By Dave Leichtman, DPVA Vice-chair for Technology and Communications (via BlueVirginia) With the news that Delegate Herring is stepping down as DPVA Chair, I believe the time is right for some deep introspection within VA Dems. We had some big wins in 2013, and for...
by MCDC | Jan 23, 2014 | Civil Rights, Virginia
Commonwealth of Virginia Office of the Attorney General ATTORNEY GENERAL HERRING CHANGES VIRGINIA’S LEGAL POSITION IN MARRIAGE EQUALITY CASE RICHMOND — Attorney General Mark R. Herring today changed Virginia’s legal position in Bostic v. Rainey, siding...
by MCDC | Jan 22, 2014 | Action Alerts, Education, Virginia
There is often debate about what exactly the First Amendment means, however, in an 1802 letter to the Danbury Baptists, Thomas Jefferson made clear that the purpose of the First Amendment was to establish a “wall of separation” between Church and State in...
by MCDC | Jan 21, 2014 | Ethics, Virginia
Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, were indicted today by a federal grand jury on 14 counts stemming from the first couple’s acceptance and solicitation of thousands in gifts and loans from a wealthy businessman during McDonnell’s term. The...
by MCDC | Jan 18, 2014 | Affordable Care Act/Obamacare, Health Care, Madison County, Virginia
Uninsured Virginians are in every district across the commonwealth Virginia lawmakers should provide needed health care coverage to hundreds of thousands of Virginians who live and work in the communities they represent by expanding access to health care through...
