by MCDC | Sep 4, 2013 | Ethics, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
“He looks like a coward. It looks like he’s hiding behind a really thin excuse and blaming his wife,” said Andrew G. McBride, a former Justice Department official and federal prosecutor in Virginia.” New reporting by the Washington Post shows that embattled...
by MCDC | Sep 4, 2013 | Education, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
Tax-cuts For the Rich, Cuts to Education for Everyone Else Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s proposed $1.4 billion income tax cut would necessitate an annual reduction of at least $525 million in state education funding, leading to layoffs of more than 8,000...
by MCDC | Sep 2, 2013 | Ethics, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
“Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s credibility suffered another blow recently, after a southwestern Virginia newspaper unearthed records showing a senior assistant in his office communicated through email dozens of times with attorneys representing energy...
by MCDC | Sep 1, 2013 | Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
Emerson College Poll: McAuliffe Holds 10 Point Lead Over Cuccinelli in Virginia Governor Race (via PR Newswire) Student polling society reports Democrat leading Republican candidate BOSTON, Aug. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — According to a new poll, Terry McAuliffe...
by MCDC | Aug 31, 2013 | Ethics, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
After months of revelations on Cuccinelli’s connection to the developing Star Scientific Scandal, Cuccinelli’s campaign is involved in another scandal involving his time as Attorney General. Virginia’s Inspector General recently launched an...
by MCDC | Aug 29, 2013 | Gun Reform, Virginia Election 2013, Voter Rights
“A great democracy does not make it harder to vote than to buy an assault weapon.” There are currently 13 states that have passed strict voter ID laws, according to Keesha Gaskins, senior counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice. (Some of those...
