Blue Virginia

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, April 24. ‘Pathetic, Really, and Dangerous’: Al Gore...

From Sen. Mark Warner's office: STATEMENT OF SENATE INTELLIGENCE CHAIR MARK R. WARNER ~ On Congressional passage of the national security aid package ~ WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Select...

Can't really argue with former/two-term Lt. Governor Bill Bolling (R) on this: Obviously, someone convinced Lavar Stoney that he had no chance of being elected...

Lots of news this morning - now VA State Senator Aaron Rouse (D-Virginia Beach; first elected in a special election in January 2023) announces...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, April 23. World must come together to tackle...

From Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney, who had been running for governor but now has decided to do what a lot of people had been...

From the Virginia NAACP: Virginia NAACP Condemns Efforts to Name Schools after Confederate Generals  RICHMOND, VA – The NAACP Virginia State Conference NAACP (Virginia NAACP) condemns all efforts...

By Kindler (please check out my Substack) Dr. John Gartner, a former Johns Hopkins University professor of psychiatry, has gathered a boatload of evidence that...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, April 22. The GOP’s Pro-Russia Caucus Lost. Now...

UPDATE 3 pm - See below for video of remarks by President Joe Biden and others at Prince William Forest Park in Triangle: From the...

On "Face the Nation" this morning, Sen. Mark Warner discussed a number of subjects, including aid to Ukraine; sanctions against Russia; TikTok; Section 702 of...

Good overview/summary by VA State Sen. Barbara Favola (D-Arlington) of the "lay of the land" with the Virginia budget, the General Assembly and Glenn...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, April 21. Timber companies claim carbon credits for...

Great job by both Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA08) and Gerry Connolly (D-VA11) today on the US House floor, as debate proceeds on supplemental aid...

On the "Friday Power Lunch" yesterday, VA State Senator Louise Lucas had a bunch to say about the current state of the budget and...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, April 20. The "Epic Row" Over a New...

From President Joe Biden's reelection campaign: Verdict’s In: Sleepy Don Has a Nightmare Week Happy Friday from Wilmington. This week, President Biden returned to Pennsylvania for a...

See below for video of VA State Senator Ghazala Hashmi and Delegate Cia Price, talking about their work to protect the right to contraception...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, April 19. Plastic-production emissions could triple to one-fifth...

From Sen. Mark Warner's office: STATEMENT OF SENATE INTELLIGENCE CHAIR MARK R. WARNER ~ On the urgent need to pass supplemental aid funding for Ukraine ~ WASHINGTON – Today,...

Gotta agree with Delegates Alfonso Lopez, Cia Price and Marcus Simon on what the Fairfax GOP's election of Sebastian Gorka's wife, Katie Gorka, as...

From President Joe Biden's reelection campaign: WATCH: Kennedy Family Endorses Biden-Harris 2024 Today, the Kennedy family announced its endorsement of President Biden and Vice President Harris...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, April 18. Climate change may cost $38 trillion...

From Freedom Virginia: Republicans Fail Working Families By Sustaining Youngkin Veto of Paid Family and Medical Leave Bill Legislation would have guaranteed workers up to eight...

From Gov. Glenn Youngkin's office: General Assembly Leaders, Governor Glenn Youngkin Joint Statement on Next Steps in Reaching a Budget Agreement RICHMOND, VA - Speaker of the...

From REPRO Rising Virginia: General Assembly Rejects Governor Youngkin's “Ethical” Exemption Amendment to the Contraceptive Equity Act The bill now goes back to Gov. Youngkin to...

From Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia: To: Media and Interested Parties From: Jamie Lockhart, Executive Director, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia Date: April 17, 2024 Re: Reproductive Health...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, April 17. World faces ‘deathly silence’ of nature...

Leading up to tomorrow's "veto session," Speaker Don Scott nails "Pretending Glenn" Youngkin: Speaker Scott: "We raised the minimum wage, we gave teachers a pay...

Per the FEC, here are the latest (1Q24) fundraising numbers for Virginia candidates in key races. US Senate Sen. Tim Kaine - $1,855,252 in net contributions,...