State Senate blocks minimum-wage increase legislation on party-line votes
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Senate Republicans defeated a pair of bills to increase the minimum wage in Virginia on party-line 21-19 votes.
Search Results for Democrats
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Poverty of Imagination: What keeps us down
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Democrats, in our coffee shops, scooting around town in our hybrids listening to NPR, over local-sourced dinners with our foodie friends, find ourselves at an uncharacteristic loss for words when forced to confront the uncomfortable reality.
Legislators join forces to require hands-free mobile phone use while driving
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Del. Chris Collins and Sen. Richard Stuart are leading a growing effort to save lives by toughening Virginia’s distracted driving law.
Tim Kaine on Meet the Press: Trump Shutdown is hurting public safety
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Today on NBC’s Meet the Press with Chuck Todd, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine highlighted the pain President Trump’s shutdown is causing federal workers, including public safety professionals, in Virginia and across the country.
House passes Senate companion to Beyer bill to guarantee back pay post-Trump Shutdown
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Today the House of Representatives passed the Senate companion version of legislation offered by Rep. Don Beyer to guarantee back pay to federal employees affected by the partial government shutdown.
VCU poll: Virginians support, narrowly, public investment for Amazon HQ2, increased taxes for schools
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Just under half of Virginians say bringing one of Amazon’s second headquarters to the state will create more benefits than the investment costs, while 41 percent believe the state is investing too much in the deal, according to a new VCU poll.
Del. Matthew James re-appointed House Democratic Business Liaison
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The Virginia House Democratic Caucus announced that Del. Matthew James of Portsmouth will be continuing in his appointed role as Business Liaison for the 2019 Legislative Session.
Significant changes ahead to Virginia’s electoral landscape
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Political redistricting is now expected to move forward in Virginia, with the real possibility of significant changes to the state’s electoral landscape, says Virginia Tech’s Nick Goedert.
Ken Plum: Time for further evolution in Virginia
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The Virginia General Assembly convened for its annual session at noon Wednesday. The opening session will no doubt note that a form of representative government first met at the church at Jamestown 400 years year ago.
McEachin, Eshoo introduce legislation to make Election Day a holiday
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Reps. A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) and Anna G. Eshoo (CA-18) reintroduced the Election Day Holiday Act, legislation that will make Election Day a federal holiday.
