by MCDC | Oct 3, 2013 | Action Alerts, News, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013, Voter Rights
From the Bristol Virginia Democratic Committee Today the Democratic Party of Virginia released a complaint filed in federal court asking a judge to stop a plan by the Virginia State Board of Elections, in coordination with Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli – who has a...
by MCDC | Oct 2, 2013 | Health Care, Issues, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
During this morning’s Attorney General debate with Democratic candidate Mark Herring, Tea Party Republican Mark Obenshain attempted to sidestep his extreme record on women’s reproductive rights because he knows that Virginians simply will not vote in support of...
by MCDC | Oct 1, 2013 | Environment, Ethics, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
RICHMOND, Va. — A federal judge has certified a handful of lawsuits as class actions accusing two energy companies of cheating southwest Virginia residents out of tens of millions of dollars in royalty payments for natural gas drilled on their land. The lead attorney...
by MCDC | Sep 30, 2013 | Economy, Ethics, News, Sequester
U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) had choice words for fellow House Republicans who are willing to see the government shut down over their opposition to Obamacare: “Lemmings with suicide vests,” he called...
by MCDC | Sep 30, 2013 | Ethics, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
A state Attorney General’s Office staffer continued to advise energy companies how to fight landowners suing over natural gas royalties for months after the state’s top law office learned of the communications, a Bristol Herald Courier review of the emails shows....
by MCDC | Sep 28, 2013 | Issues, Madison County, Virginia Election 2013
Traci Dippert (D-Culpeper), a music teacher for Rappahannock County Public Schools, appeared last Monday on Inside Scoop Virginia, a political show that airs on Fairfax Public Access. With a Master’s Degree in General Education, Traci is running for the 30th District...
