Republican Senator brags about supporting Guns in Bars Senator Mark Obenshain continues to receive endorsements that show just how out of touch he is from mainstream Virginia. The latest example is his recent endorsement from the Virginia Citizens Defense League. On his website Obenshain applauds the endorsement and brags about sponsoring a bill to allow guns in bars, calling opposition to it “nonsensical.” “Guns and booze don't mix," said Senator Mark Herring.  ...

The Virginia Education Association Fund for Children and Public Education announced their endorsement of State Senator Mark Herring in the Democratic primary for Attorney General on June 11th.  The VEA Fund cited Senator Herring’s “proven record of support for public education” in a press release announcing the endorsement. “As a graduate of Virginia public schools, a father of two children who attend public schools, a husband of a public school employee an...

Note: Dr. Michael E. Mann currently serves as the Director of Penn State Earth System Science Center and is a former University of Virginia Professor and climate science researcher. In 2010, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli initiated an investigation of Dr. Mann under the guise that he was defrauding taxpayers.  In reality, Cuccinelli disagree with the conclusions of the research Dr. Mann was conducting related to climate change.  Senator Herring was among the first to come to Dr. ...

On April 11 I called for a federal investigation into the relationship of Governor Bob McDonnell, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and Star Scientific. The gifts and the cozy relationship between these individuals and this company have raised serious concerns in Virginians’ minds, especially because Star Scientific has business before the state. At the time I said that in order to restore the public trust, we need an outside and independent investigation to determine if any legal or ethi...