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The Youth Vote: Key to Winning Elections
A letter to the editor of the Madison Eagle newspaper The Youth Vote: Key to Winning Elections This fall Virginia voters will go to the polls to elect a new governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general. Young voters, who were a key voting constituency in 2012,...
Howard Dean Endorses Culpeper Candidate
A national figure in the Democratic Party has endorsed a Culpeper candidate for Virginia House of Delegates. Former presidential candidate and Vermont Gov. Howard Dean Tuesday announced his support for Democrat Traci Dippert in her bid for the Virginia House of...
Cuts to Nutrition Assistance for Struggling Families Are Unacceptable
An Action Alert from the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy Funding for supplemental nutrition assistance—a vital support for low-income families and children—is on the chopping block. This week the House of Representatives will debate the Farm Bill, which...
Every Child Matters in Virginia
Every Child Matters in Virginia will be launching the non-partisan Strong Kids, Strong Virginia campaign this week. Please set aside 45 minutes to join us as we talk about the campaign’s goals and reveal the results of a poll conducted by Mason-Dixon on how potential...
Virginia’s 2013 Tea Party Ticket
The most extreme ticket in Virginia history "E.W. JACKSON, the fire-breathing pastor who stunned the Republican establishment by storming the party convention in Virginia and snatching the nomination for lieutenant governor, has been roundly mocked for saying Planned...
Cuccinelli’s Dubious Defense On Oil And Gas Case
DUBIOUS DEFENSE ON OIL AND GAS CASE Virginian-Pilot Editorial Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli wants the public to believe his office intervened in a lawsuit on behalf of powerful interests solely to uphold a state law pertaining to oil and gas drilling. And, he said,...
Virginia Democratic Primary Results
"In Tuesday's Democratic primary in Virginia, state Sen. Ralph Northam defeated former White House technology chief Aneesh Chopra by a 54-46 margin, earning him the right to take on the GOP's already infamous nominee for lieutenant governor, E.W. Jackson. And in the...
Report on U.S. Rep. Hurt’s Visit to Madison
You don't have to go to DC and walk the halls of Congress to get your voice heard. Sometimes DC comes to Madison! (please also see this post) Last week (June 7th) several of us had a one-on-one conversation with a staffer from the office of Virginia's 5th District...
Above the Law
Speaking of ethics, you may recall the recent flap when Virginia's Attorney General refused to honor a Freedom of Information Request from Charlottesville's Waldo Jaquith regarding that office's compliance (or lack thereof) with legally-mandated (Virginia Code §...
A Blight on the Isle of Wight
A photo in a second email showed President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama with surprised looks on their faces. The caption read "An embassy was bombed? … Muslims okay?" A string of racist emails and controversial remarks have shaken up a school board in...
