The Obama campaign in Virginia will officially launch African Americans for Obama on Tuesday, April 24, 2012. Obama for Virginia events will include an African American women’s roundtable in Alexandria, beauty salon and barber shop outreach in Richmond and a Danville community meeting.  Hampton Roads area supporters will hold a policy roundtable in Hampton, followed by an […]

Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell’s proposed $85 billion budget plan introduced during the opening session of the 2012 Virginia General Assembly finally passed after the fourth try. The General Assembly ended the 2012 session in early March with no budget. Lawmakers reconvened weeks later to work on budget negotiations but still no agreement.  The senate democrats […]

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On Tuesday, April 3, 2012 the GOP race moves to Wisconsin, Maryland, and the District of Columbia.  In order to win the Republican nomination, the candidate must have 1,144 delegates. According to a CNN estimate, Mitt Romney has 571 delegates, compared to Rick Santorum’s 264, Newt Gingrich’s 137, and Ron Paul’s 71 delegates. Even though,  […]

  UPDATE: It’s official the amended “ultrasound probe” bill has passed in the House of Delegates and will had to Governor Bob McDonnell’s desk to be signed into law.  The “ultrasound probe” law will take effect on July 1, 2012. The House passed the bill by a 64-35 margin.  Delegate Joe Morrissey, District 74, Virginia […]

The Virginia House of the Delegates passed the “the personhood” bill by a 66-32 margin. The bill has arrived to the Virginia Senate for a vote. The bill is in the Senate Committee. Senator Donald McEachin ways in on the “personhood” bill and wants to change some language in the bill. Rights of unborn children.  […]

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  Over the weekend, Mitt Romney won Maine. Mitt Romney had 39% of the vote, while Ron Paul followed close behind with 36% of the vote.  Ron Paul continues to be the only GOP candidate not to win a state in the campaign so far.  However his 0 to 9 losing streak does not discourage […]

  The GOP primary heads to Florida today.  The polls will open at 6 a.m. and on the voter ballot is Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, and Ron Paul. Although there are four candidates up for the vote, one particular candidate has taken the lead over his competitors.  In a recent poll done over the weekend, results show […]

  The vote is your fundamental right in America.  Did you know that the 24th Amendment made it illegal for states to charge a poll tax to voters, 1964? Did you know that the Voting Rights Act authorized the federal government to take over the voting process because blacks were prevented from registering to vote […]

Mayor Jones Issues Statement on Justice Center Vote   Richmond, VA – Mayor Dwight C. Jones issued the following statement regarding the City Council vote approving the amendments to the 2009 Community Based Corrections Plan and Planning Study.  Tonight’s vote also requests reimbursement funding from the Commonwealth of Virginia for all eligible costs relating to […]

  In Virginia, there is an election every year.   Thanks to the voters who did exercise their right to vote.   How did we do? Will the republicans regain control in the state senate? There is no announcement of a victory as of yet, Senator Edd Houck has represented the 17th district since 1984, but his challenger […]