Blue Virginia

Virginia elected officials respond to the bats***-crazy "Obamacare" ruling last night by a right-wing, activist judge in Texas. Now, I guess we'll see what...

by Lowell Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, December 15. British minister warns Brexit is stuck as...

Amazing story...five years before Tom Perriello was elected to Congress from Virginia's 5th congressional district. Having known Tom for a decade and gotten to...

In a sane country, of course, the massacre six years ago at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut never would have happened. In...

The pressure is growing for the creation of a special House committee to focus on the development of legislation for a Green New Deal. ...

From Gov. Northam's office - good stuff. Governor Northam Announces Major Investment to Accelerate Virginia’s Progress Towards Universal Broadband Access ~ Budget package to up Virginia...

by Delegate Jennifer Carroll-Foy By the end of the 2018 Virginia General Assembly legislative session, a budget was passed to fully fund every unfilled judicial...

by Lowell Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, December 14.  Draft agreement emerges at UN climate talks,...

Wow, add this breaking news from Richmond a few minutes ago to the news earlier today about the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, and...yeah, the people...

Good news for those of us opposed to Dominion's absurd, environmentally and economically destructive Atlantic Coast Pipeline boondoggle, courtesy of the Southern Environmental Law...

By Zero Carbon Virginia: Harrison Crecraft, Leslie Emery, Scott Emery, Nathan Soules, Suhas Subramanyam, Sarah Svoboda, Karel Svoboda Not long ago, a group of us...

Good stuff; unlike with the energy/environmental portion of Gov. Northam's administration, I'm very happy with the education part! 🙂 Governor Northam Announces Budget Proposals to Add School...

Since my last update on November 27, there have been a bunch of bills "pre-filed" for the 2019 Virginia General Assembly session that starts...

by Lowell Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, December 13. May Wins More Time, but Only After...

(Author's Note: Satire can be a powerful weapon in advancing truth.  As we never hesitate to poke fun at our politicians by name, it...

It's very early, and a ton of stuff will happen by 2020 that could jumble things around big time. With those caveats - and...

Among other items discussed on this month's WRVA "Ask the Governor" show with Ralph Northam (audio embedded below): At 11 minutes in, there's discussion...

In some important ways, the Democrats are approaching this upcoming impeachment process properly. Because not enough of the American people can yet see the...

Good to see, especially given the Trump administration's assault on the environment. I'd just point out - broken record alert! - that we also...

Over at Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington)'s Facebook page, a post on "ringing" with the Arlington Kinawis for the Salvation Army has sparked an intense...

by Lowell Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, December 12.  Theresa May to face vote of no...

Virginia House Republicans are such a joke, it's incredible. Their latest? House Republican Majority Leader Del. Todd Gilbert today called on Attorney General Mark...

Good to see folks, including Nobel Prize winner and former VP Al Gore, TV/film actress Piper Perabo, and @HipHopCaucus Senior VP Mustafa Santiago Ali,...

The following statement is from Arlington/Falls Church Commonwealth's Attorney Theo Stamos, in response to the announcement last night of a primary challenge by Parisa...

From Gov. Ralph Northam's office: Governor Northam Announces Budget Proposals to Invest $268.7 Million in New Money for K-12 Education ~ Governor’s proposed budget to feature...

On December 5, the Wason Center for Public Policy's new Virginia poll found that a whopping 81% (!) of Virginia voters support ratification of the...

The following announcement is from Parisa Tafti, who announced last night that she's running for Commonwealth's Attorney in Arlington/Falls Church. I met with Parisa...

by Lowell Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, December 11.  Climate change was behind 15 weather disasters...

Attorney General Mark Herring continues to do great work, day in/day out... ATTORNEY GENERAL HERRING LEADS OPPOSITION TO TRUMP’S LATEST ATTACK ON LEGAL IMMIGRATION ~ Trump...

Great stuff from Rep. Donald McEachin (D-VA04): Representatives McEachin, Schneider Introduced P.A.R.I.S. Climate Act Legislation to highlight why U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement is disastrous WASHINGTON...