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Dems win big in Republican-dominated NOVA Court Clerk seat after spending almost 6x less on race
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...
Donald Trump’s relationship with Virginia visualized
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...
Poll: Virginians overwhelmingly support pot legalization
A new poll out of Quinnipiac University confirms what is continuing to be a national trend - folks want legal pot for personal use. While the poll doesn't ask how people should get it (full recreational with state sanctioned sale) it found that possession of small amounts for personal use should not be a crime in the Commonwealth. "They want...
Endorsed by Bernie Sanders, Perriello campaigns in Richmond
In his bid for the Democratic nomination for governor, Tom Perriello says he would make community college free, raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour and confront the Trump administration over its policies on immigration and other issues. Perriello – who has won an endorsement from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders – discussed those topics Monday night...
Sen. Warner submits two bipartisan bills aiming to curb student debt
Virginia Senator Mark Warner hopes to help alleviate the burden of college debt with bipartisan legislation that he is introducing to Congress. The two bills are the Dynamic Repayment Act, co-sponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), and the Employer Participation in Repayment Act, co-sponsored by Sen. John Thune (R-SD). While the first bill aims to...
Congressman Don McEachin to hold first town hall in Jackson Ward 4/8
While conservative legislators have faced roaring crowds at recent town hall events, local Democrat and freshmen Congressman Don McEachin will return to his district this weekend to hear from his constituents for the first time since heading to DC earlier this year. McEachin, who has long been a friend to numerous progressive causes from women's...
Sen. Mark Warner says he’ll vote against Neil Gorsuch in SCOTUS battle
Democratic Virginia Sen. Mark Warner has found himself on the front lines in the fight against President Trump's executive actions and we can now add the nomination of a new Supreme Court Justice to the list. In a statement sent out this morning, Warner (top image left) said he was worried about the future of the Senate if the so called "nuclear...
AG Herring files brief in 4th Circuit in continued fight against Trump’s travel ban
In continuing his efforts to fight President Donald Trump's travel ban, Attorney General Mark Herring has filed an amicus brief before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Herring, along with Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh, are leading a coalition of 17 state attorneys urging the court to reject the Trump administration's...
Gov. McAuliffe proposes amendment to restore Virginia’s ‘one handgun a month’ law
RICHMOND – Gov. Terry McAuliffe has proposed an amendment to restore Virginia’s “one handgun a month” law. The amendment would make it a Class 1 misdemeanor for anyone other than a licensed firearms dealer to purchase more than one handgun within a 30-day period. Virginia limited handgun purchases to one a month in 1993 when Democrats controlled...
