
House Democrats name Filler-Corn as speaker-designee
The House Democratic Caucus nominated Eileen Filler-Corn as the Speaker of the House-designee, and elected Charniele Herring as House Majority Leader.

The House Democratic Caucus nominated Eileen Filler-Corn as the Speaker of the House-designee, and elected Charniele Herring as House Majority Leader.

Senate Democrats have won 21 seats so far and have claimed the majority in the Virginia Senate.

The dream of local Democrats to win at least one seat, maybe more, in the General Assembly came up short Tuesday, and honestly, it wasn’t close in any of the five contested races.

Democrats have decent chances to flip three seats in House of Delegates races in the Central Shenandoah Valley.

A Trump administration rule, if left in place, allows states to greenlight junk insurance plans that don’t fully protect people with pre-existing conditions.

The Win Virginia PAC that played a key role in the huge swing in Democratic Party representation in the House of Delegates in 2017 is investing heavily in races in the Shenandoah Valley.

President Trump, through his White House counsel, has gone full-blown “fuck you” to the U.S. Constitution, and if you listen closely, you can hear our swan song quietly in the background.

After extensive research of the Virginian voting community by the Wason Center for Public Policy at Cristopher Newport University, it was concluded that the state was heavily favoring Democrat candidates compared to the now in-charge Republicans.

The Government Accountability Office has released a report urging the U.S. Department of Education to implement recommendations to address inaccuracies in federal restraint and seclusion data.

Virginia House Democrats are rolling out a $90,000 digital ad campaign to target House Speaker Kirk Cox and House Appropriations Chair Chris Jones.
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