Blue Virginia

See below for reactions from Virginia leaders to the latest from Minneapolis - as Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA07) calls it, correctly, "a fucking execution...

Where are we at this point with the proposed new Virginia redistricting amendment? There's a lot going on, and it can get pretty confusing. ...

Cross posted from Power for the People VA; thanks as always to Ivy Main for her great coverage of Virginia energy and environmental issues ************************** As...

See below for video and a press release (courtesy of Katie Baker) on yesterday's press conference in Richmond "to roll out legislation that would...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, January 24.  Post-COP 30 Modeling Shows World Is...

From VA Speaker Don Scott: Speaker Don Scott Urges Virginians to Prepare for Severe Winter Weather, Highlights Available Resources RICHMOND, VA — As Virginia prepares for a significant...

From Sen. Tim Kaine: KAINE STATEMENT ON HOUSE-PASSED GOVERNMENT FUNDING BILLS WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) released the following statement regarding the appropriations...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, January 23. US officially leaves World Health Organization...

See below for statements from US House Democrats from Virginia on their votes against the FY 2026 funding bill for DHS. Their reasoning, in...

Yep, far-right-extremist Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA06) continues to be a disgrace to Congress, to the 6th Congressional District, to Virginia, to Congress, to America,...

During Gov. Abigail Spanberger's press conference, which just ended a few minutes ago, on Virginia's preparations for the upcoming winter storm, she was asked...

With the Virginia General Assembly (Democrats, that is) having passed the constitutional amendment on mid-decade redistricting - in response to Trump attempting to rig...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, January 22. Half the world’s 100 largest cities...

Great stuff from the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, other clean energy and environmental advocates, LG Ghazala Hashmi, Del. Rip Sullivan, etc. See below for...

UPDATED 5:52 pm - *********************** Terrible questions by this reporter (because she amplifies, uncritically, wild lies by the Trump regime without stating that THEY ARE LIES...

UPDATE 1/22: Rep. Walkinshaw - "ICE used 5-year-old Liam Ramos as bait. Agents detained him, used him to lure people out of a house,...

I'm going to use this post to provide updates on Winter Storm Fern, specifically with regards to its potential (and actual, once it starts)...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, January 21. Half of world’s CO2 emissions come...

See below for press release from the DCCC and Joint Economic Committee about the abysmally awful Reps. Jen Kiggans (R-VA02) and Rob Wittman (R-VA01): Kiggans...

Three days ago, in response to Ghazala Hashmi being sworn in (on a Quran) as Virginia's Lt. Governor - the first Muslim woman to...

There's definitely some good stuff in here from VA State Sen. Schuyler VanValkenburg and Del. Dan Helmer. The key, from an Econ 101 point...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, January 20. Antarctic penguins have radically shifted their...

Back from his visit to Minnesota "to hear firsthand from Minnesotans about what what they're experiencing," Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA11) talked to CNN earlier...

See below for video and highlights from GOVERNOR (it's nice to say that, huh?) Abigail Spanberger's address to a joint session of the Virginia...

Excellent bill by VA State Sen. Aaron Rouse; it definitely should pass and be signed into law! Senator Aaron Rouse Introduces Senate Bill 49 to...

UPDATE 7:01 pm Tuesday: Polls are now closed in the HD5 Democratic "firehouse primary" and also in the HD17 special election. We should get...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, January 19. We just took a major step...

See below for video and highlights from Sen. Mark Warner's appearance this morning on Face the Nation: "Well, Margaret, that's the question of the...

On Meet the Press this morning, Sen. Tim Kaine appeared with far-right-Republican Sen. Rand Paul and had the following to say about bipartisanship. See...

Just a few thoughts about our disgrace of a VP, JD Vance, this morning, given that Vance is busy ranting and raving (see screenshot,...