by MCDC | Feb 6, 2014 | Civil Rights, Issues, Virginia
By Peter Galuszka Here’s what it boils down to.. “…the Bill of Rights and the constitution are designed precisely to protect the rights of minorities. If voters or their legislators could strip away individual rights at the whim of the majority, we’d...
by MCDC | Jan 31, 2014 | Action Alerts, Affordable Care Act/Obamacare, Health Care, Madison County, Virginia
The 2013 Virginia General Assembly chose to not act on Medicaid Expansion that would have provided healthcare coverage for low income families. Instead, the decision of Medicaid Reform and Expansion was delegated to The Medicaid Innovation and Reform Commission (MIRC)...
by MCDC | Jan 27, 2014 | Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
VIRGINIA BEACH — State Del. Lynwood W. Lewis Jr. has won the recount for a Hampton Roads Senate seat, throwing control of the Virginia Senate to Democrats and giving Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s first-year agenda a crucial boost.Lewis’s slim lead over Republican Wayne...
by MCDC | Jan 25, 2014 | Coal, Environment, Virginia
By Mary Anne Hitt We know the coal industry is getting away with poisoning our waterways nationwide, and a new study of federal data by the Associated Press shows just that. Coal industry chemicals and waste “have tainted hundreds of waterways and groundwater...
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...
