virginia house votes to commemorate nov. 20 as transgender day of
The celebration of Transgender Day of Remembrance at the Metropolitan Community Church of DC Photo Ward Morrison.. ..…
virginia house and senate pass separate bills to repeal laws banning
Virginia lawmakers in House of Delegates and Senate have passed bills to statutory prohibitions preventing same-sex couples from marrying.. ..…
the equal rights amendment expired. can it be revived?
Lawmakers in both houses of Virginia legislature have approved resolutions endorsing Equal Rights Amendment, measure proposed by Congress in 1972. ..…
virginia house passes bill to overturn every pro-life law saving
Immediately Democrat politicians began pushing legislation to expand abortions and repeal state pro-life laws.. ..…
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Specifically Virginia Democratic Party now controls 21 seats in State Senate to Republicans 19, and in House of Delegates the breakdown is 54 Democrats to 43 Republicans. ..…
danica roem just became the first trans person reelected to a state
The school board Danica Roem's Viriginia district has approved policy. ..…
democrats outraise republicans in out-of-state donations
RICHMOND — Virginia Democrats have raised millions more than Republicans in out-of-state cash donations ahead of Nov 5 elections that will determine control of General Assembly... ..…
trump overshadows state scandals ahead of virginia elections
Virginia House Speaker Kirk Cox, R-Colonial Heights, recites Pledge of Allegiance during July 2019 Calling the hot dog fan, Cox hosted July event, equipped with bounce house and DJ. ..…
supreme court won't intervene over west virginia justices
Supreme Court is leaving in place decision that derailed the impeachment trials of three West Virginia Supreme Court justices, including Workman WASHINGTON — The U.S. ..…
can we keep the women’s wave going in 2020? – ms. magazine
This November, Hashmi, administrator, could become Muslim American woman elected to Virginia Senate.. ..…
a closer look at those tenant-eviction stats
Virginia's eviction-reform movement gained momentum last year when New York Times, citing data of Princeton Eviction Lab, ing that four Virginia cities numbered in the 10 cities with the eviction rates in the country. ..…
the important 2020 elections not talked about: state legislatures
Texas: Democrats are nine seats away from a majority in the Texas state House. . Virginia: Democrats are two seats away from a majority in the state House of Delegates, and two seats away from a majority in the state Senate as well. ..…
supreme court bars federal courts from deciding gerrymandering cases
WASHINGTON — In landmark ruling June 27, Supreme Court rejected claims from Democrats North Carolina and Republicans Maryland that their respective state electoral maps had been manipulated for partisan advantage.. ..…
supreme court dismisses virginia legislature's effort to challenge
On Monday, Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of Virginia House of Delegates challenging the finding of Federal District Court striking down Commonwealth's district lines due to racial gerrymandering, and the case did not reach the merits of the parties arguments. ..…
supreme court hands democrats a win in virginia racial gerrymander
Washington In victory for Democrats Virginia, Supreme Court held Monday that Republican-led Virginia House of Delegates did not have the legal right to challenge lower court opinion that struck several district maps they had drawn as unconstitutional racial gerrymander... ..…
supreme court: virginia house lacks authority to defend gerrymandering
The court is expected to issue rulings partisan gerrymandering cases from Maryland and North Carolina by the end of next week.. . ..…
previewing a busy june at the supreme court
In Courts below, District Court Judge ruled favor of Plaintiff states that Commerce Department had acted in placing the question on the form, relying in no small part on evidence such as comments made by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross regarding the real reason the question was being placed on the ballot. ..…
before we get to 2020 we can’t forget 2019 state contests –
New Jersey’s General Assembly (state house), Virginia’s house and senate, Louisiana and Mississippi’s house, senate, and governor races, and Kentucky’s governorship are all on the ballots. . ..…
jbg smith raises $75 million for amazon-related affordable housing
JBG Smith, the in National Landing area has raised $78 in affordable housing initiative. ..…
supreme court rules against virginia house of delegates in racial
Supreme Court ruled against Virginia House of Delegates in new racial gerrymandering case.. ..…
supreme court hears arguments in virginia racial gerrymandering case -
The challengers contended that the legislature, by adopting the 2011 map in which 55 percent of the in each of the 12 districts were African-American, had diluted their strength in neighboring districts, giving Republicans advantage there. ..…
more on solitary confinement
It conjures up images of Paul Newman Cool Hand Luke, Steve McQueen The Great Escape, or, in, John McCain in Hanoi Hilton. ..…
poll shows significant increase in the number of americans identifying
Marist poll commissioned by Knights of Columbus shows significant increase just over the in the number of Americans. ..…
‘roma’ inspires domestic workers in the u.s. to seek legal
Ingrid Vaca watched Roma, she was alone in her house Virginia on New Year's Eve. ..…
national poll: women more likely than men to oppose late-term
This piece of legislation received the support of three Democratic legislators on subcommittee vote and was cosponsored by Democrats in Virginia House of Delegates.. ..…
will scandals derail political progress in virginia? – people's
as had been expected, win majorities this November in Virginia state legislature. ..…
can justin fairfax be impeached? virginia official is also a biglaw
By two women that he assaulted them, Justin Fairfax, partner at Morrison & Foerster, .. ..…
meet kirk cox, gop va house leader next in line for virginia governor
Virginia Speaker of House of Delegates Kirk Cox could become Republican in nearly decade if Virginia Gov. ..…
democrats are now the party of infanticide and abortions until birth
majority of people on both sides of the abortion issue reeling from the news out of New York.. ..…
virginia dems introduce bill to allow abortion right before woman is
Virginia House Democrats are proposing legislation that would allow abortions to be performed right up until woman is giving birth.. ..…
public housing authorities still under threat as government shutdown
SHA has the ability to continue funding expenses through March regardless of whether the government shuts down again February... ..…
virginia may ratify the equal rights amendment — could it become
Virginia State Senate has passed Equal Rights Amendment, House of Delegates to consider, which could pose Constitutional question of legality for the long-desired law.. ..…
german mp tessa ganserer comes out as transgender
The Green Party lawmaker, appeared presenting before the chamber begins its new session. Ganserer was first elected to the in 2013 while presenting as male, and won re-election October's regional elections under her former name, Markus Ganserer.. ..…
madison’s attack on government suppression of dissent is still
Madison, as Virginia congressman, lead opposition to Alien and Sedition Acts composing resolution for the case against it and persuading Virginia legislative to pass it Madison was quite unambiguous, writing that,.. ..…
when a culture is surrounded by, inundated by, rewards things that
inundated by, rewards things that celebrate death, the number of abortions there's thousand justifications for.. ..…
democratic gains in state legislatures could impact redistricting
Democrats also took control of total of seven legislative bodies — New Hampshire's House and Senate, Colorado's Senate, Connecticut's Senate, Maine's Senate, New York's Senate and Minnesota's House.. ..…
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These candidates are looking to fill Bob Goodlatte's seat in House... ..…
obama-backed committee to invest millions to target elections in 11
FILE- In this Dec 5, 2017, file photo, former President Barack Obama address the participants at summit on climate change involving mayors from around Chicago. ..…
transgender candidate defeats 13-term catholic homophobe in va
Danica Roem did win in Virginia House of Delegates tonight. ..…
west virginia legislature impeaches state supreme court
On Monday, Republican-controlled West Virginia House of Delegates voted to impeach the entire remaining state Supreme Court of Appeals due to reports of extravagant spending and failure to develop guidance for the use of public resources.. ..…
on this day: june 1
Buchanan's inability to impose peace on sharply divided country on the brink of American Civil War has landed him on historians rankings as one of U.S presidents ... 1861 The Battle of Fairfax Court House takes place when Union scouting party clashes with the in the village of Fairfax Court..…
on this day: april 9
Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, effectively ending the Civil War. ..…
virginia house bill would allow localities to pass their own lgbtq
Virginia House committee has green-lighted bill that allows localities within the commonwealth to pass their own LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinances without having to seek approval from General Assembly.. ..…
uphill climb for school discipline reform in virginia
During floor debate in Virginia House of Delegates, Dave LaRock, Republican representing parts of Clarke, Frederick and Loudoun counties, argued favor of his bill, HB1134. ..…
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