By Maria Paula Republicans are riding high these days, in Virginia, and elsewhere. Virginia, which…
Category: Politics/Elections
The Two Faces of Glenn Youngkin
By Susan Milligan (USN) – In an environment of Big Lie-telling, hate-tweeting and celebration of…
Thousands of incarcerated people in Virginia who cannot legally vote will no longer be counted in their prison’s district as if they can, thanks to a new law.
By Charlotte Woods (CT) – In Virginia, incarcerated people lose their constitutional right to vote…
McEachin condemns McConnell over comments on African American voters
By Maria-Paula Senate Minority Leader and Kentucky Republican Mitch McConnell is facing fire over his…
Bill seeks to have local government pay for removing statues, memorials
BY NOAH GOLDBERG (CNS) – A first-term delegate has proposed a bill that would require localities to…
Why a Republican legislator wants to make it easier for ex-offenders to vote
BY GRAHAM MOOMAW Del. Mike Cherry, R-Colonial Heights, center, on the floor of the House of…
Power shift clouds efforts to scrap gay-marriage ban, expand felon voting rights
The Virginia State Capitol. (Ned Oliver/Virginia Mercury) By Graham Moomaw (VM) – When Virginia Democrats…
Youngkin trounces McAuliffe to win Va. governor’s mansion
By Maria-Paula Glenn Youngkin (R) defeated Terry McAuliffe (D) in Virginia’s hotly contested gubernatorial race,…
Casino vote still uncertain in Richmond
By ELI KLINE(CNS) – The Richmond casino referendum remained undecided early Wednesday, though opponents of…
McAuliffe, Youngkin tussle over “Beloved” in schools
By Maria-Paula Terry McAuliffe (D) is once again dismissing parents’ concerns over prominent African American…