Virginia Rising

Recently, we invited Senator David Marsden from Senate District 37 to chat with us about what he thinks Virginia can do to revive our economy and help Virginians find fairness and opportunity in the midst of so much economic uncertainty. This is what he had to say. “Northern Virginia has been fortunate through these difficult economic times. Although, our unemployment …

Originally posted here. Getting Virginia Back to Work A Blueprint for Prosperity Read the Blueprint here [scribd id=65557318 key=key-74jp8yqzzfr0wasgiib mode=list] In the middle of the toughest economy we’ve faced in generations, too many hard-working Virginians have lost jobs, seen their hours or pay reduced, or been forced to clean out their savings just to make ends meet. Yet, just when …

Original Post here. Obama Seeks Latino Support For Jobs Bill. Posted: 9/15/11 08:14 AM ET WASHINGTON — President Obama pitched his mammoth jobs bill to Latinos gathered Wednesday night at a black-tie dinner for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute. The annual gala is attended by many of the nation’s most influential Hispanic leaders. The president was accompanied by First Lady …

Original post here. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R75iQK5sS9A] Watch the new Restore Fairness documentary, “Checkpoint Nation? Building Community Across Borders” | Rights Working Group. Submitted by Restore Fairness on Thu, 2011-09-08 14:37 Early one morning, Maria—then nine months pregnant—and her family were stopped by the police for no discernible reason. A special breakfast outing became a nightmare—and at one of the most intimate moments of her …

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KLisrKFzvw] The Presidential Planner: Obama Sells Jobs Plan in Battleground Virginia – ABC News. Originally posted here. By Devin Dwyer President Obama today takes his jobs plan on the road to Virginia, a 2012 battleground and home to one of his fiercest Republican critics, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. The president will deliver remarks at the University of Richmond, where …

Originally posted here. Washington Post Editorial Board Opinion Virginia’s flimsy health-care challenge By Editorial, Published: September 8 MINUTES AFTER President Obama signed his health-care program into law on March 23, 2010, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II raced to become the first state official to challenge it in court. But as a federal appeals court panel concluded Thursday, being first isn’t …

Originally posted here. Local, state lawmakers flying to Canada as part of lobbying push for uranium mining By Anita Kumar, Washington Post About 15 local and state lawmakers are flying to Canada this month on all-expenses paid trips as part of an on-going lobbying effort by a company pushing lawmakers to lift a moratorium on uranium mining in the state. …

Shifting the Political Terrain in Virginia by Thomas Assefa, Voter Organizer This summer, I had the honor and privilege of being a part of VNM’s Southern Solidarity Summer, which succeeded in reaching 22,000 voters in just 5 weeks. After an initial training that involved: the political ideology behind this work; the key issues for VNM (prioritizing and strengthening public education …

As Southern Solidarity Summer comes to a close, we take a look back at the Solidarity Brigade in Centreville. These Solidarity pioneers took to the streets in July to organize voters all over the Centreville area to talk to voters about fairness for immigrants and environmental security/community health. 5 weeks and 22,000 voter contacts later, SSS came to a close …

by Jon Liss Yesterday’s earthquake hit 7 miles from Virginia’s North Anna Nuclear Power plant.   The power was cut off and the nuclear plant shut down.  That was good.  But how close where we to the kind of disaster that you only see on sci-fi movies?  You know the one – you and your loved ones are sitting in a …