by MCDC | Oct 1, 2013 | Environment, Ethics, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
RICHMOND, Va. — A federal judge has certified a handful of lawsuits as class actions accusing two energy companies of cheating southwest Virginia residents out of tens of millions of dollars in royalty payments for natural gas drilled on their land. The lead attorney...
by MCDC | Sep 30, 2013 | Ethics, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
A state Attorney General’s Office staffer continued to advise energy companies how to fight landowners suing over natural gas royalties for months after the state’s top law office learned of the communications, a Bristol Herald Courier review of the emails shows....
by MCDC | Sep 28, 2013 | Issues, Madison County, Virginia Election 2013
Traci Dippert (D-Culpeper), a music teacher for Rappahannock County Public Schools, appeared last Monday on Inside Scoop Virginia, a political show that airs on Fairfax Public Access. With a Master’s Degree in General Education, Traci is running for the 30th District...
by MCDC | Sep 27, 2013 | Events, Virginia Election 2013
The next First Lady of Virginia, Dorothy McAuliffe, took time out of her schedule to meet with supporters in Madison on Thursday ahead of the November 5th gubernatorial election. A busy mom with five kids, Mrs. McAuliffe shared stories about her family and her...
by MCDC | Sep 26, 2013 | Issues, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
Democratic Party of Virginia Chair Delegate Charniele Herring congratulated Terry McAuliffe, Ralph Northam and Mark Herring on winning the endorsement of the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce: “Today the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce broke their long...
by MCDC | Sep 26, 2013 | Issues, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
Sabato’s Crystal Ball Map 1: gubernatorial race ratings “The latest polls must be deeply worrying to Cuccinelli’s campaign. Despite quite a bit of negative commentary for McAuliffe, the latest surveys by The Washington Post, Marist and Rasmussen found him...