Whistleblowers and the prosecution loophole
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The hypocritical dichotomy between the treatments of high-level politically connected officials versus lower level whistleblowers has never been more pronounced.
Search Results for civil rights
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Mailings going to SunTrust borrowers who may be eligible for payment
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Attorney General Mark Herring announced that claim forms are going out today to approximately 3,050 SunTrust borrowers in Virginia who lost their homes to foreclosure between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2013 and who may be eligible for payment under the $550 million SunTrust national mortgage foreclosure settlement.
Doris Kearns Goodwin to give Virginia Tech’s Cutchins Distinguished Lecture
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Renowned presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin will give Virginia Tech’s Cutchins Distinguished Lecture, “Leadership Lessons from the White House,” at 7:30 p.m. on March 26 in Burruss Auditorium.
John P. Flannery: Dominion’s 550 mile toxic gas pipeline
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We all resent the fact that Dominion Power owns the elected officials and pols in both parties in the Commonwealth of Virginia, rather than having our elected “representatives” represent “our” interests.
ACLU of Virginia praises General Assembly on action to compensate forced sterilization victims
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Virginia today commended members of the General Assembly for including funding in its budget to compensate victims of Virginia’s shameful eugenics program.
EMU student Fabrice Guerrier is one of 24 selected for prestigious fellowship, studying in D.C., Berlin and Paris
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As he nears completion of his graduate degree in conflict transformation at Eastern Mennonite University, 23-year-old Fabrice J. Guerrier just marked another accomplishment of many since his formative years in his native country of Haiti: he is one of 24 recipients of the 2015 Diplomacy and Diversity Fellowship.
Opposition to Dominion’s Atlantic Coast Pipeline on the rise
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Dominion’s recent release of proposed “alternative routes” has Nelson County landowners outraged. And so does Dominion’s reliance on eminent domain as the “preferred alternative” to transport vast quantities of natural gas for export.
Kaine, Cornyn conclude visit to Honduras
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U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and John Cornyn recently concluded a three-day visit to Honduras focused on economic and security challenges facing the country, as well as President Obama’s proposed $1 billion aid package for Central America.
Kaine, Cornyn in Mexico to discuss U.S.-Mexican security, economic relationship
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U.S. Senator Tim Kaine concluded a two-day visit to Mexico today that included meetings with Mexican government officials, counterparts in the Mexican Congress, business leaders and representatives from civil society and non-government organizations to discuss economic and security issues.
Virginia lawmakers seek to limit retention of license plate reader data
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Legislation currently being considered by the Virginia General Assembly would prevent the indefinite retention of data, collected by police from license plate readers, unless there is a pending criminal investigation.
