Virginia New Majority

By Josh Landon, 40-year-old Darrell Gooden walked to the voting poll today with his two sons and voted for very first time. Read more here.

By Margaret Summers, Virginia’s State Board of Elections is poised to remove up to 57,000 names of registered voters from the rolls only days before the Tuesday, Nov. 5 elections for governor and all House of Delegates’ seats.

By Brentin Mock, Virginia was the first state to elect an African-American governor, Doug Wilder, in 1990. It has grown to become both a battleground and important swing state in presidential elections, and the off-year gubernatorial races are usually an indicator of which way the state will swing. It’s also an increasingly browning state. Read more here.

By Doug Cunningham, Just before November’s statewide election the Virginia State Board of Elections is busy purging votes from the registered list. Tram Nguyen of Virginia New Majority says maintaining good voter lists is important. Read more here.

By Margaret Summers, Virginia’s gubernatorial race between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and state Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli dominates headlines, but on Tuesday, Nov. 5, Virginians also vote for House of Delegates candidates. All 100 Delegates’ seats are up for grabs. Virginia’s voting population of color has increased significantly, and candidates frequently ask them for support. Read more here.

With just two weeks remaining before voters go to polls to elect the state’s next governor, Virginia’s State Board of Elections is engaged in an ill-advised effort to purge voters from the registration rolls. While all agree that it is important that Virginia election officials maintain an up-to-date registration list, this hurried review undertaken immediately before a major statewide election …

By Ethan Rothstein, Almost 100 taxi drivers crowded into the office of the Arlington County Board Friday morning, demanding a meeting with Board Chairman Walter Tejada to protest working conditions in Arlington.

Por Diego Patricio Pérez, Este martes 10 de septiembre, el área de Clarendon, en Arlington , Virginia, sufrió una fuerte congestión vial, debido a que alrededor de 100 taxistas protestaron tanto por condiciones deplorables de trabajo como por las elevadas rentas que exigen sus respectivas compañías.

By Ethan Rothstein Dozens of taxi drivers converged on Clarendon this afternoon, deliberately disrupting traffic to protest what they claim are poor working conditions in Arlington. Read more here.

By Jason Spencer, The streets of Clarendon typically echo with the sounds you’d expect from a popular bar and restaurant district — but around lunchtime Tuesday, shouting voices carried a different message: “No justice, no cabs!” “Respect human rights for taxi drivers!” “We have to stop fighting taxi drivers for no reason!” “We want justice!” Read more here.