by MCDC | Aug 18, 2013 | Ethics, Virginia, Wall Street
The House Financial Services Committee has grown so large that a highly unusual fourth row of seats had to be installed in the committee room. Every term, scores of members, particularly freshmen, demand a seat on the panel — not because they have a burning interest...
by MCDC | Aug 14, 2013 | Events, Madison County
The Madison Eagle Thu Aug 15, 2013. MADISON — You can support two major Madison County charities this month – while enjoying a plate filled with a delicious pit-barbecue chicken meal with all the fixings. The community-wide fundraiser is set for 5-7:30 p.m....
by MCDC | Aug 14, 2013 | News
So far, the 113th Congress is the most unproductive in history. Nearly eight months in, just 22 bills have passed Congress and been sent to the President—worse than the famous “Do-Nothing Congress.” But even though the House of Representatives has worked for just 87...
by MCDC | Aug 14, 2013 | Ethics, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
A tip-of-the-hat to the Bristol Virginia Democratic Committee A political brouhaha erupted Tuesday over news that Virginia’s top fraud investigator is scrutinizing how the attorney general’s office has handled a series of federal lawsuits over natural gas royalties....
by MCDC | Aug 13, 2013 | Ethics, Issues, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
McDonnell Burns His Benefactor Governor McDonnell is under criminal investigation over allegations that he and his family received various “gifts” from Star Scientific executive Jonnie Williams. Those gifts are said to total more than $145,000...
by MCDC | Aug 12, 2013 | Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
News Release For Immediate Release: July 23, 2013 For More Information: Justin Riemer: 804-864-8904 Justin.Riemer@sbe.virginia.gov RICHMOND, VA –Today, the State Board of Elections (SBE), in partnership with the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV),...
