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Official Notice: Photo ID for Voting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOTICE TO: REGISTERED VOTERS OF MADISON COUNTY FROM: DIANA A. EANES, GENERAL REGISTRAR PHOTO ID FOR VOTING Effective July 1, 2014, voter cards sent to you by this office will no longer be used for identification purposes at the polls....
Some expired photo IDs OK’d for voting
BY JIM NOLAN Richmond Times-Dispatch The Virginia Department of Elections has determined that expired but otherwise valid forms of identification permitted under Virginia’s new photo voter ID law will be accepted at the polls. The board reached the decision at its...
FBI looking into Virginia resignation scandal
Julian Walker, government reporter for the Virginian-Pilot, talks with Rachel Maddow about the apparently brokered resignation that will change control of the Virginia senate and breaks the news that the FBI has taken an interest in the matter. [googleapps...
The Most Venal Man in Virginia
"Republicans appear to have outmaneuvered Gov. Terry McAuliffe in a state budget standoff by persuading a Democratic senator to resign his seat, at least temporarily giving the GOP control of the chamber and possibly dooming the governor’s push to expand Medicaid...
New Photo ID Requirements Beginning July 1, 2014
Virginia law requires all voters to provide an acceptable form of identification (ID) at the polls. Voters arriving to the polls without ID will be required to vote a provisional ballot and will have until noon on the Friday after the election to deliver a copy of...
Republicans Propose Limiting Food Aid to Rural Children
Usually Republicans are a little more subtle in their contempt for poor people in urban areas. But now they're being completely up-front about it. Poor white kids will get extra money for meals when school is out of session. Poor black kids won't. I'm not surprised...
Don’t Be So Selfish
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Demand a Plan
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Reid Calls for Constitutional Amendment to Reverse Citizens United and McCutcheon
by Joan McCarter http://youtu.be/gLGqS_j8Ogk Thursday morning Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced his support for a constitutional amendment to reverse Citizens United and McCutcheon, the two Supreme Court decisions allowing big money nearly...
Eric Cantor Paid $80,800 to Lobby Against Net Neutrality
“Bad for consumers, bad for the next generation of businesses and bad for democracy.” The proposal “undercuts net neutrality and would favor wealthy corporations by allowing ‘pay to play’ rules to stifle small businesses.” The 28 House members who lobbied the Federal...
