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From Appalachians Against Pipelines: Up on the mountain ridge — on the West Virginia side of Peters Mountain, at the original tree sit site —...

Good work by Congressmen Connolly and Beyer! Dem Leaders Request Investigation of Pruitt Ally, Banned Banker Albert Kelly Beyer and Connolly seek Inspector General review of...

From the Dominion Pipeline Monitoring Coalition: Governor Northam: Stand with Your Citizen Board and Respect its Authority On April 23, 2018, the Dominion Pipeline Monitoring Coalition sent...

The main thrust of this piece, as of this whole series, is an idea that will be familiar to some readers here on Blue...

by Adam Siegel After what was likely heavy pressure behind the scenes, Republican House of Delegates member Glenn Davis just announced that he will not...

I'm really glad to see the following from Sen. Tim Kaine - this is called leadership! I have serious concerns about the situation in Southwest...

Guest column by Steve Descano, who spent six years as a federal prosecutor, is a current member of the Fairfax County Police Civilian Review...

by Lowell Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, April 24. After Trump intervenes, Senate panel narrowly endorses...

See below for video of tonight's VA-06 Democratic debate in Lynchburg. The candidates are Jennifer Lewis, Peter Volosin, Charlotte Moore and Sergio Coppola. Topics...

Check out the following legal exchanges - I know, so boring! LOL - between the Terry family "treesitters" and the fine folks (ok, maybe...

When it comes to gun violence in this country how many things other than the most obvious - uh, guns, like the AR 15...

Oh, Tim Hugo, friend of rich country club owners, how do we love thee? Right, we don't love thee; in fact, we think you...

by Peter Volosin, Democratic candidate for Congress in VA-06 Climate justice is one of the civil rights issues of our time, but the majority of...

First quarter 2018 fundraising numbers are due to the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) by April 15, but some candidates report before then.  I'll post...

by Lowell Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, April 23. On the Union Hill Baptist Church video,...

From Appalachians Against Pipelines 3 ARRESTED AT THE MONOPOD BLOCKADE WHILE ATTEMPTING A RESUPPLY ON DAY 26 Donate: bit.ly/supportmvpresistance This afternoon, 3 supporters were arrested at the monopod blockade...

On June 12, in addition to primaries for U.S. Senate (on the GOP side) and for U.S. House, there will also be primaries for...

Before I get into this, let me state up front that I think Mark Herring has done a number of very good things -...

It's hard to see how anyone with their head screwed on straight could be anything other than a Democrat in these times. Of America's...

For political extremism to become policy, a hyperbolic extreme must present itself in the marketplace of ideas. These lightning rods are necessary to allow...

by Lowell Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, April 22. What Does Kim Jong-un Want? The U.S....

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From Arlington County Board Chair Katie Cristol: We have adopted a FY19 budget. This year was the most challenging budget process that this community has...

See below for a running total of delegates for each candidate (Leslie Cockburn, RD Huffstetler, Andrew Sneathern, Ben Cullop) for the VA-05 Democratic nominating...

by Cindy The Liberal Women of Chesterfield County is a grassroots community of mostly women who have come together since the 2016 presidential election. They...

A significant threat to world peace -- of which, I suspect, most Americans are unaware -- is looming on the not-very-distant horizon. The following...

by Ivy Main, crossposted from Power for the People VA On October 24, 2017, deep in the heart of Virginia, the mostly Republican supervisors of...

by Lowell Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, April 21. North Korean leader says he will suspend...

SPONSORED CONTENT  A 62-year old man who applied for and was denied admission to a Georgetown doctoral program filed a lawsuit in Washington, D.C. district...

by Henry Howell III “THAT ALL POWER IS VESTED IN, AND CONSEQUENTLY DERIVED FROM, THE PEOPLE.”    ARTICLE I, SECTION 2, THE CONSTITUTION OF VIRGINIA After suing...