Blue Virginia

This is truly beyond parody -- 24 hours after Democrats nominated Jennifer Boysko for the SD33 special election on 1/8/19 to replace Congresswoman-elect Jennifer...

Another day, another prime piece of evidence we can all use if someone says "my vote doesn't matter," to argue that every vote absolutely...

by Annabel Park Congrats to Kenny Allen Boddye for launching his campaign to serve on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors! This is a man with...

See below for some great photos by Mike Beaty from yesterday's very well-attended (200+ people!) Dan Helmer for Virginia House of Delegates (HD-40) kickoff...

by Lowell Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, November 18. California wildfires: Nearly 1,300 unaccounted for in...

The SD-33 nomination has now been set on the Democratic side (see press releases, below), congratulations to Jennifer Boysko on her overwhelming win today...

See below for Gov. Ralph Northam's new appointees to the state Water and Air Pollution Control Boards. For some background on this story, see...

This piece has appeared in newspapers in my very red congressional District (VA-06). ************************* It is a genuine psychological mystery—so many people believing the incredible. Here’s...

This situation was appalling when it happened, and it continues to be appalling - and unacceptable - a year later. For more on this...

by Lowell Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, November 17.  CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal...

From Rep. Don Beyer, who among other great things is a climate champion. Déjà Vu: Trump Nominates Fossil Fuel-Loving Anti-Environmentalist To Lead Environmental Protection Agency November...

From AG Mark Herring: ATTORNEY GENERAL HERRING OPPOSES ILLEGAL FEDERAL ROLLBACK OF PROTECTIONS FROM HARMFUL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ~ Trump Administration proposal would discard sensible regulations...

Great work by the Chesapeake Climate Action Network (and Virginia Pipeline Resisters, who organized the event): "We are LIVE outside the Governor of Virginia’s...

I've been saying for a long time that Northern Virginia Republicans are in deep, deep shit for 2019, and...here we go - long time...

by Jon Sokolow The Virginia State Chapter of the NAACP, this nation’s oldest and most respected civil rights organization, issued the following statement, urging Governor...

Late last night, Ben "Not Larry Sabato" Tribbett tweeted the following potentially YUGE news: This morning, I've been trying to confirm this and get more...

by Lowell Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, November 16.  Britain has reached a new worst-case scenario...

From Del. Mark Keam (D-Fairfax), regarding Ralph Northam's Trump-style Thursday Night Massacre. Bolding added by me for emphasis. For the past several months, I've been vocal...

I reported a little while ago on Del. Sam Rasoul announcing, at a press conference earlier this afternoon (on, appropriately, an expose about the corrupting...

by Ali Symons Back in May of this year, Delegate Jennifer Boysko (HD-86) was a guest at a very well attended meeting hosted by a...

UPDATED 3:50 pm: Video of the press conference just below this update. At 37:45, Del. Sam Rasoul announced two pieces of news - 1)...

by Morris Meyer 350.org founder and climate champion Bill McKibben writes in the November 22 edition of the New York Review of Books: "cientists have once...

by Annette Hyde It’s time for this Madison County yoga teacher to run for a seat in the Virginia General Assembly again. In April 2017, I...

When Senators Chris Coons and Jeff Flake introduced a measure yesterday in the Senate to provide legal protection for the Mueller investigation, Senate Majority...

The contrast between the following two items couldn't be much greater. First, check out the video of Virginia State Senator Siobhan Dunnavant (R-SD12, a district...

by Lowell Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, November 15. Pound Falls Most Since 2017 as May's...

The traditional "After Virginia Votes" event was held last night at Koch brothers U...er, GMU in Arlington. Click here for some audio highlights on...

From Rep. Don Beyer's office: Safe Climate Caucus Co-Chairs Ready To Move Forward On Climate Action In 116th Congress November 14, 2018 (Washington, D.C.) – Reps. Don...

At this point, I guess I'm more sad and disappointed about Jim Webb than anything else. I mean, this was a guy who inspired...

I posted about Virginia State Senator Amanda Chase (R-Theocratic Nutjob Wing) the other day, specifically about her theological/homophobic musings regarding how god didn't intend...