Virginia
Virginia unionists concentrate on beating right-to-work
August 19, 2016Amid reports Republicans may be ceding Virginia to Hillary Clinton in the presidential race, unions are focusing on defeating a right to work referendum.
Read moreTwo of Virginia’s Congressional districts get re-drawn over GOP objections
May 31, 2016Judges re-drew Southern Va.'s 3rd and 4th Congressional districts; GOP lawmakers had concentrated the region's African-American voters into a single district.
Read moreConfederate “flaggers” fight for twisted history
December 2, 2015A slim majority of whites with a college degree see the Confederate flag as a symbol of heritage and pride, while 41 percent see it as a racist symbol.
Read moreRep. Connolly won’t scab for “Sharknado 3”
March 20, 2015"I cannot be a party to the firing of a film crew seeking unionization, or its replacement with scab labor."
Read moreMedicaid fight in Virginia takes off
January 28, 2014The new Democratic governor of Virginia, Terry McAuliffe, is pushing hard for Virginia to sign onto the Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) Medicaid Expansion Program.
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