by MCDC | Feb 24, 2014 | Health Care, Issues, Virginia
VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS, having been swept from power at the hands of an electorate alienated by their tilt toward extremism, retain just one bastion in Richmond: the state House of Delegates. From that redoubt, they have resorted to political stunts and budgetary...
by MCDC | Feb 22, 2014 | Action Alerts, Civil Rights, Events, Racism, Virginia
Please join us for a “Black Youth Matter” Rally on February 28, 2014 at 7:00 PM at the Freedom Wall (located directly in front of City Hall and beside the city’s amphitheater) on the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville, Virginia and a “Black Boys Matter” movie and...
by MCDC | Feb 15, 2014 | Gun Reform, Issues, Madison County, Virginia
By Kathy Shupe via Blue Virginia The House Republicans are at it again. After passing HB 705 that would allow out-of-state concealed handgun permits to be recognized in Virginia and HB 878 that would remove local law enforcement’s discretion to comment on Federal...
by MCDC | Feb 13, 2014 | Civil Rights, Virginia
By Ashley Alman A federal judge ruled Virginia’s ban on gay marriage unconstitutional late Thursday. From the ruling: U.S. District Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen wrote that the constitutional right to equality should apply to all, including same-sex couples...
by MCDC | Feb 11, 2014 | Action Alerts, Civil Rights, Virginia
It is time for Virginia to be on the right side of history and the right side of the law. That’s why after thorough legal analysis, I recently announced that I have concluded Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage violates the Due Process and Equal Protection...
by MCDC | Feb 11, 2014 | Action Alerts, Health Care, Virginia
Dear Friend, What a difference a year can make! Just last year, without allowing any debate, a Republican controlled committee struck down my legislation to repeal the invasive ultrasound mandate. Today, I was proud to cast the tie-breaking vote in support of...
