This Labor Day, Richmond isn’t just taking a day off, it’s taking to the streets. On Monday, September 1 at 4:30 PM in Monroe Park, the 50501 Movement and Virginia 50501 will lead a Rally, Protest, and March under the theme: “Workers Over Billionaires.” The gathering...
A chorus of rage has spewed fourth after yesterday's House vote on Trump's proposed "repeal and replace" plan for Obama's legacy healthcare policy and Congressmen from Virginia are among those who helped it pass. The six Virginia members of the House who supported the bill are: Dave Brat, Va. Thomas Garrett, Va. Bob Goodlatte, Va. H. Morgan...
RICHMOND – The Trump administration’s immigration policy has left a cloud hanging over the heads of many undocumented immigrants living in Virginia. While the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency says it is enforcing existing laws, critics say the agents are doing so with a vengeance. “Their mission is basically to separate families,...
“May your will be done, dear Lord, this day and each day by these, your servants,” said the Rev. Wallace Adams-Riley. “I pray that at the conclusion of this gathering that all matters whether confirmed, completed or channeled will have been divinely directed while also being considered by your judgment as good and as acceptable,” said the Rev....
“I like taking up space. I want to take up so much space because I’m not supposed to,” says Elisa Rios, one-half of the creative force behind Richmond-based screen printing business Guard n Flags, when asked why she and co-owner Emma Barnes started printing flags specifically. This article was featured in RVAMag #28: Spring 2017. You can read all...
The Trump Administration has taken aim at food standards for public school lunches, a program championed by former First Lady Obama, and Virginia's First Lady, Dorothy McAuliffe, is non-too-pleased about it. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, in his first duty since being appointed by Trump and approved by the Senate last week, spoke at a...
Trump has spent at least seven weekends at his Florida resort, totaling an estimated $25 million, just over 1/3 of the annual budget the Chesapeake Bay clean up effort receives, and Virginia Democrats are pissed. It's been just about a month since the Virginia Democratic Party first asked Trump to skip his almost-weekly vacations and divert those...
Trump's actions in DC - from healthcare to budget cuts - continue to put pressure on Congressional Republicans, and one Farmville group hopes to turn up the heat on their congressman, Tom Garrett, whether he shows up or not. “A conversation with a representative who is going to make decisions on our behalf seems like an important conversation to...
A small race in the DC suburbs leads to an upset for a Republican state-legislator and a win for Democrats last night. Jacqueline Smith, a personal injury lawyer from Prince William County, won in last night's local Circuit Court Clerk race against one of the most powerful Republicans in the state house, Majority Whip Jackson Miller. Rep. Miller...
President Donald Trump has had a complex history with Virginia... Over the years, he has made campaign contributions to Virginia politicians, including Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe, and bought a golf course and vineyard in the state. But Virginia voters favored Hillary Clinton over Trump in last fall's presidential election, and Virginia...
