The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Healthcare Act by a 5-4 vote in chambers on Thursday afternoon. The decision means the huge overhaul, still only partly in effect, will proceed and pick up momentum over the next several years, affecting the way that countless Americans receive and pay for their personal medical care. The ruling […]
Attorney General Eric Holder has been held in contempt of Congress for his role into the investigation of the “Fast and Furious” program. The final vote in the contempt hearing was 255-67, with two republicans voting nay and 17 democrats voting in favor of the resolution. The House Oversight Committee lead by Chairman Darrel Issa […]
Your vote is your fundamental right in America. Change the course of government at the stroke of a vote. It’s priceless but could cost you everything if you don’t practice its use. Miss Community Clooovia DMV 2 GO is coming to “Chesterfield County Community Outreach Day” on Thursday, June 14, 2012, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. The Department […]
Former Virginia Governor and U.S. Senator George Allen prevailed in Tuesday’s Republican primary defeating his three challengers for the senate seat. Allen received 65% voter support, Jamie Radtke 23%, Delegate Bob Marshall 6.75% and E.W. Jackson 5% U.S. Senate republican nominee George Allen will meet his challenger U.S. Senate democratic nominee Tim Kaine in November. This […]
Members of the United States Senate is expected to vote today on the Women’s Paycheck Fairness Act today. President Obama has fought for women’s rights and supports this act but republicans are trying to the block the passing of this bill which will help guarantee equal pay for women. The presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney has […]
The national economy emerged from recession in November 2001 and was creating jobs by July 2003, while Massachusetts lagged six months behind under Mitt Romney’s watch. The state’s economic growth stayed that way, trailing the rest of the country every year of Romney’s term. Massachusetts plummeted to 47th out of 50 in job creation and […]
Conspiracy, Manufacturing or Simple possession of marijuana that is the question: The Charlottesville City Council is supporting a resolution calling on the state to take another look at its policies concerning marijuana. Some members on council are concerned if a broader resolution which defined marijuana possession as a low priority for police would give the wrong […]
Former Virginia Governor and U.S. Senator George Allen wants to regain his Senate seat in November. Allen received an endorsement from the National Rifle Association (NRA) in his bid to regain the seat he lost in 2006. The NRA’s Chris Cox said Allen has a, quote, “proven record of support of our right to keep […]
President Barack Obama addressed thousands at the official kick-off the 2012 re-election campaign held at VCU’s Siegel Center on Saturday in Richmond. President Obama said Republicans want to move the nation backward toward failed economic policies that caused the deep recession. He said Mitt Romney’s proposal to give more tax cuts to the wealthy would add about […]
Obama for America has released a new seven-minute video titled “Forward” highlighting President Obama’s accomplishments since taking the oath of office three years ago. The video “Forward” outlines the challenges American faced during the worst recession in almost a century. President took office as 4.4 million Americans had lost jobs. He inherited an economic disaster. President Obama […]
President Barack Obama has officially begun his re-election campaign to seek a second term in the highest office in the nation. Today President Obama and his traveling companion First Lady Michelle Obama will make their first stop at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio to reach college students to insure them that he will continue to […]
