by MCDC | Feb 21, 2017 | 2017 General Election, Action Alerts, News, Virginia
Rural Caucus Mission: To nurture connections between communities of people who may, or may not yet, vote Democratic in Virginia’s non-urban areas, to engage local people to determine the issues and priorities that matter to them, and to ensure sustainable rural life...
by MCDC | Feb 18, 2017 | 2017 General Election, 2018 General Election, Discrimination, News, Racism, Voter Rights
A Republican-dominated general assembly is churning out laws that target the state’s new minorities http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2017/02/fruits-gerrymandering A Republican-dominated General Assembly is churning out legislation targeting the...
by MCDC | Feb 15, 2017 | News, Virginia
http://www.newsadvance.com/news/local/general-assembly-kills-redistricting-reform-efforts/article_c9484274-f2c0-11e6-bfd2-2b8d634d979d.html Republican members of the House Privileges and Elections subcommittee voted against reporting one of several redistricting bills...
by MCDC | Feb 14, 2017 | Discrimination, News, Racism, Virginia
A federal judge in Alexandria has issued a preliminary injunction against President Trump’s travel ban, dealing another blow to the White House attempt to bar residents of seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States. The executive order, Judge...
by MCDC | Feb 12, 2017 | 2016 General Election, 2017 General Election, 2018 General Election, 5th District, Action Alerts, Madison County, News, Virginia
A new, liberal tea party is forming. Can it last without turning against Democrats? https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/a-new-liberal-tea-party-is-forming-can-it-last-without-turning-on-democrats/2017/02/11/94421200-efdf-11e6-9973-c5efb7ccfb0d_story.html It’s a...
by MCDC | Jan 31, 2017 | 2016 General Election, Issues, News
Was last weekend a trial balloon for a coup? View at Medium.com The Guardian is reporting (heavily sourced) that the “mass resignations” of nearly all senior staff at the State Department on Thursday were not, in fact, resignations, but a purge ordered by the White...
