by MCDC | Aug 29, 2013 | Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
via The Virginian-Pilot Virginia lobbyists reported combined spending of nearly $16 million during a 12-month period spanning parts of this year and last, according to an analysis of state lobbying records. That figure covers a range of spending, including lobbyist...
by MCDC | Aug 29, 2013 | Opinion, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
via the Democratic Party of Virginia This morning The Washington Post broke a story about Ken Cuccinelli’s relationship with “Fathers’ Rights” advocates and his record of support for their legislative priorities. As he appears in public today, Cuccinelli should...
by MCDC | Aug 27, 2013 | Ethics, Health Care, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
A tip-of-the-hat to Progressive In A Red State We talked last week about one of the right’s favorite arguments: the United States doesn’t need a system in which Americans have health insurance because if the uninsured get sick, they can just go to the...
by MCDC | Aug 27, 2013 | Health Care, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
Today at an event with Virginia seniors in Loudoun County, Ken Cuccinelli tried to turn away from his career-long efforts to inject his agenda into decisions that Virginia women make with their doctors. As Loudoun Times-Mirror reporter Trevor Baratko tweeted,...
by MCDC | Aug 27, 2013 | Ethics, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
“The ongoing federal investigation of Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen — the scandal dubbed by political wags as “Giftgate” — entered a critical phase last week, both for the governor and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Yet more revelations last weekend in...
by MCDC | Aug 25, 2013 | Action Alerts, Gun Reform, Video, Virginia Election 2013
The traditional presumption in the law—from the advent of the Hebrew Bible through the creation of Roman law, English common law, and American law—has been that if you could spare human life, it was incumbent upon you to do so. By now, most Americans are familiar with...
