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Federal Judge OKs Natural Gas Class Actions in Va. Suits
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...
The Height Of Irresponsibility
“Today we saw the Tea Party Republicans in Congress hit rock bottom. Voting to shut down the federal government will damage our nation’s economy and hit Virginia the hardest, but Ted Cruz and the Tea Party declared by their actions today that none of that matters to...
Lemmings with Suicide Vests
U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) had choice words for fellow House Republicans who are willing to see the government shut down over their opposition to Obamacare: “Lemmings with suicide vests,” he called them. [googleapps domain="docs"...
Cuccinelli’s Office: “We’re not discussing this further”
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....
Inside Scoop – Traci Dippert
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...
Why Republicans won’t be calling it Obamacare for much longer
via Daily Kos In Maryland Thursday, President Obama delivered a barnburner of a speech (see below), defending Obamacare and taking on its tea party Republican critics with a vintage mix of policy wonkiness and pointed political barbs.....
Dorothy McAuliffe Meets Madison Supporters
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...
Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce Endorses Democratic Ticket
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...
From Red to Blue
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 continuing...
Voter Protection Training
From The Charlottesville Democratic Party Calling all local attorneys willing to serve as voter protection advocates during the General Election on November 5th, 2013. If you have an interest in receiving Voter Protection Training, the following sessions will be...
