With CNBC’s “Best State for Business” Rankings Finalized Soon, Gov. Ralph Northam’s Former Chief of Staff Clark Mercer Wonders, “W..
by Clark Mercer - former Chief of Staff to Gov. Ralph Northam; now Executive Director, Metropolitan Washington Council of GovernmentsWill North Carolina match Virginia and make it a three-peat? Ab
Kaine For Virginia Submits Over 26,000 Signatures To Be On The Ballot, Highlighting Grassroots Support For His Record Of Standing Up For Virginia | Blue Virgini..
From the Tim Kaine for US Senate reelection campaign:Kaine For Virginia Submits Over 26,000 Signatures To Be On The Ballot, Highlighting Grassroots Support For His Record Of Standing Up
Monday News: Russia’s “Pseudo-Election”; “Putin bromance has US intelligence officials fearing second Trump term”; Bidens Celebrat..
by LowellHere are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, March 18.Cherry blossoms hitting earlier peaks due to climate change, scient
Badly Divided Loudoun GOP Barely Reelects…THIS GUY as Its Chair, Demonstrating Yet Again How Off-the-F’ing-Deep-End the Trumpified/MAGA GOP(Q) Has G..
Yesterday, the Loudoun GOP held an election for chair -- and it was as crazy and nasty as you'd expect (according to former Trump official Nick Minock, who now works as a "journalist" at right-wing-pr
Sunday News: “What Another Six Years of Putin May Bring for Russia and the World” (Nothing Good!); “Trump Says Some Migrants Are ‘Not People’ ..
by LowellHere are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, March 17.'Greenhushing' Is On the Rise as Companies Go Silent on Climate Ple
Saturday News: “Biden says Schumer made ‘good speech’ in breaking with Benjamin Netanyahu”; Fani Willis “Appearance of Impropriety” vs. ..
by LowellHere are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, March 16.Scientists divided over whether record heat is acceleration of cl
Glenn Youngkin’s Most Extreme, Bizarre Appointment Yet? Extremist Yesli Vega – Who Doubts Pregnancy After Rape – to the State Board of Health?..
And we have a new contender for Youngkin's worst, most bats***-crazy appointment to a state board, commission, etc. Yesli Vega to the State Board of Health? Wait, you mean THIS Yesli Vega, the one who
Wetlands (Such as Evans Spring in Roanoke) Prevent Flooding After Extreme Weather Events; Virginia Needs to Protect Them | Blue Virginia
by Freeda Cathcart, Soil and Water District Director representing Roanoke CityDelegate Shelly Simonds' bill, HB357, barely survived the 2024 General Assembly, being “continued" to 2025, placing th
Trump’s Awful Week – Calling for Cuts to Social Security and Medicare, Praising Hitler, Purging the RNC, Gaffes, etc. | Blue Virginia
From the Biden campaign:Trump's Awful WeekHello from the Biden campaign.Our candidate is out campaigning. Our campaign is breaking fundraising records. Our Democratic
Friday News: Schumer’s Speech “sent shockwaves from Washington to Jerusalem”; Trump’s “Rambling, Unhinged, Vituperative” Spe..
by LowellHere are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, March 15.Putin Puts Clash With West at Center of Presidential ElectionAs
Trump-Endorsing Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA02) Will Be “Special Guest” at Fundraiser for Insurrectionist John McGuire (Who Is Primarying Kiggans’ R..
As you can see from the following images, Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA02) will be a "special guest" at a fundraiser (at the home of the Seguras, presumably including 2023 Republican nominee for VA State Sen
After WaPo Article on Potomac Yard Arena Assumptions of $75 Parking, $731-Per-Night Hotel Rooms, etc. Sen. Louise Lucas Says She’s “flabbergasted..
After reading this new WaPo article on the "rosy" assumptions behind Glenn Youngkin's deal with Ted Leonsis for a new arena in Potomac Yard, I couldn't agree more with Sen. Louise Lucas on this:"I a
VPAP’s 2024 Virginia General Assembly “Batting Averages”…Presented with the Usual Slew of Caveats | Blue Virginia
Courtesy of VPAP, it's "batting average" time for the 2024 Virginia General Assembly. See below for screenshots and highlights. First, though, see here for the usual caveats, including:These num
Video: Sen. Mark Warner on Grave Dangers to the 2024 Elections; the Supreme Court Undermining Its Legitimacy Through Extreme Rulings and Lack of Ethics Code; th..
See below for video of a fascinating interview with Sen. Mark Warner by the Center for American Progress yesterday, on the Murthy v. Missouri case, which Sen. Warner says "might be the most impactful
Sen. Mark Warner, Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA07) Applaud U.S. House Vote to Force Divestiture of TikTok From Chinese-Owned Parent Company | Blue Virginia
See below for statements from Sen. Mark Warner, Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA07), and others as they are available, on today's passage by the U.S. House of legislation "to require that TikTok sever ti
Sen. Mark Warner, Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA07) Applaud U.S. House Vote to Force Divestiture of TikTok From Chinese-Owned Parent Company | Blue Virginia
See below for statements from Sen. Mark Warner, Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA07), and others as they are available, on today's passage by the U.S. House of legislation "to require that TikTok sever ti
Wednesday News: “Hur’s testimony undermines some key GOP claims on Biden”; “Top NAACP Boss Warns of ‘Nazism Part Two’ if Tru..
by LowellHere are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, March 13.New Study Shows Planting Trees May Not Be as Good for the Climat
VPAP Graphics: Nearly Half of the 2,390 Bills Introduced in 2024 Passed General Assembly; 61% of GOP Delegates’ Bills Killed While 63% of Dem SenatorsR..
See below for some interesting graphics from VPAP about the the "fate of 2024 legislation" in the just-concluded Virginia General Assembly regular session. A few things that jumped out at me incl
Tuesday News: “Trump isn’t just pro-Russia. He’s also anti-Ukraine.”; Hur (“with help from Trumpworld”) Hearing Will Be a “Clown ..
by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, March 12. Trump isn’t just pro-Russia. He’s also anti-Ukraine. Putin’s next term is illegal. The world should call him out on it. Putin Has Russian Elite in a Frenzy Over Their Politic..
Virginia Legislators Advance Substantial Energy Reforms; Fail to Progress Long-Overdue Campaign Finance Bills | Blue Virginia
From Clean Virginia:Legislators advance substantial energy reforms; fail to progress long overdue campaign finance billsSuite of bipartisan utility reform bills head to Governor Youngkin’s des