Budget, Economy
Governor McAuliffe Unveils Major Workforce Development Initiative
From Gov. McAuliffe's office: Today, Governor Terry McAuliffe signed executive order 23…
BREAKING: Virginia Gov. McAuliffe to Expand Health Care Coverage in Face of GOP Demagoguery
I can't embed the feed for whatever reason, so just click on the following image to watch…
Diverse Group of Health Care Advocates to Governor: ‘Veto the Budget’
From ProgressVA:A diverse group of 21 health care advocates including doctors, faith leaders,…
Employment up 217,000 in May; Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 6.3%
From the Bureau of Labor Statistics: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- MAY 2014 Total nonfarm payroll…
Eric Can’tor Keeps Up the Big Lie on Jobs, Economy
The following graphic, courtesy of the Democratic National Committee, gets at part of Eric…
Top Republican Appropriators on Suicide Mission
Ten days ago in a small room off the House floor, I met with Public Safety Appropriations Chairman…
Governor Bob McDonnell Unveils 2015-2016 Budget
From Gov. McDonnell's office. RICHMOND- Governor Bob McDonnell unveiled the…
This Budget Deal is a Mixed Bag, Mostly Bad
Ed Kilgore of the Washington Monthly and Bryce Covert of ThinkProgress sum up the budget deal…
Obama and his “Socialist” Allies Continue to Kill the U.S. Economy (***snark***)
Oh wait, actually that headline is completely false, except for the snark tag of course. In…
VA Organizing Releases Job Gap Report, Explores Solutions for Living Wage Incl. Medicaid Expansion
From Virginia Organizing. Note that Virginia's current minimum wage of $7.25/hour is just one…
