Incidents underscore how Republicans failed Virginians in rejecting the Borrowers’ Bill of Rights Richmond, VA – As Virginians mark the 5th anniversary of total student debt exceeding $1 trillion, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced this week that Virginia student loan related complaints to the agency jumped a shocking 240%. The massive spike in consumer […]
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Who is this group suing to end abortion access?
Last Friday, The Family Foundation of Virginia (TFF) filed a legal challenge to stop Virginia from fixing sham restrictions designed to shut down abortion providers. Since the restrictions were passed in 2011, one-third of Virginia’s abortion providers closed their doors. Changes to the regulations are a hard fought victory to protect women’s access to comprehensive […]
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Progress Virginia Statement on Family Foundation Lawsuit
Richmond, Virginia–Friday morning, The Family Foundation announced it has filed a procedural lawsuit to contest the Board of Health’s amendments to the sham restrictions on abortion providers that bring them into compliance with medical evidence and Supreme Court precedent. This lawsuit is a calculated step to delay the repeal and keep women from accessing the […]
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Constituents Visit Congresswoman Comstock with Letters and Questions About Health Care, Immigration and Fair Wages
A livestream of parts of this event can be found here. For pictures of the event, please click here. Sterling, Virginia — Home care and low-wage workers gathered Thursday morning at the SEIU 32BJ offices in Vienna to write letters and make signs demanding that Congresswoman Barbara Comstock hold a town hall to meet with […]
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Digging Deeper into Debt – the Worsening Student Loan Crisis
On April 25, the United States will observe an important anniversary. Unfortunately, it won’t be a day that gives us pride or joy. It’s the five-year anniversary of the day we reached the $1 trillion mark for our collective student loan debt in America. One. Trillion. Dollars. And it continues to grow. It’s now at […]
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Job Description: Virginia Women’s Equality Coalition Program Manager
Who We Are Progress Virginia Education Fund and our sister organization, Progress Virginia, are seeking a coalition program manager to join our team. Progress Virginia is a multi-issue progressive advocacy organization that combines cutting edge online organizing and communications with rapid and hard-hitting earned media strategies. We provide a strong, credible voice for advancing progressive […]
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A Parent’s Nightmare
The following is a guest blog by Lori Haas. It was a beautiful spring morning ten years ago when I got the phone call from my daughter, Emily. “Hi Mom, I’ve been shot,” she said. I immediately dropped what I had been doing and raced towards Blacksburg with my husband, breaking every traffic law as […]
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Job Posting: Digital Director
Who We Are Progress Virginia and our sister organization, Progress Virginia Education Fund, are hiring a digital director to join our team. Progress Virginia is a multi-issue progressive advocacy organization that combines cutting edge online organizing and communications with rapid and hard-hitting earned media strategies. We provide a strong, credible voice for advancing progressive values […]
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Senator Dunnavant Lives In Bizarro World
Dr. Siobhan Dunnavant is an OB-GYN. She’s also a state senator. That seems awesome, right? It would be great to have a doctor with women’s interests in mind as a State Senator. Dunnavant Doesn’t Care About Women Turns out, Senator Dunnavant hasn’t exactly prioritized women’s health in the State Senate. She put a conservative political […]
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Progressive Voters Gather for First Annual Democracy Summit
Advocates to discuss future action on various issues like redistricting and restoration of voter rights. MANASSAS- More than one hundred activists from across the state will meet at George Mason University’s Manassas Campus on Saturday to discuss democracy in Virginia and how to advocate for change. Voters who are energized by recent political events in […]