Virginia joins 18 states in suing Education Secretary Betsy DeVos over borrower protections Richmond, VA –Progress Virginia, the state’s leading voice for progressive values, today thanked Attorney General Mark Herring for his strong defense of Virginia students who have been defrauded by for-profit colleges.Herring’s office announced this morning Virginia is joining 18 other states to […]
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Better Healthcare… If You’re a Millionaire
5 Numbers Show Why You Can’t Afford Trumpcare The recent CBO score of the Senate’s Better Care Reconciliation Act confirms that the bill will cause more people to be uninsured, make insurance more expensive, and gut protections for everyone, even those with job-based insurance. These five numbers show how Trumpcare is bad for your health—and your […]
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NEW WEBSITE: Ed Gillespie’s 115+ Day Silence on Trumpcare
Over 500,000 Virginians could lose coverage under the GOP plans but Gillespie can’t say if or how he’ll support our families As Republicans in the U.S. Senate scramble to find the votes for Trumpcare, in Virginia Ed Gillespie’s silence on the issue is quickly becoming disqualifying. The House and Senate bills would pay for tax […]
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The Whole Woman’s Health Victory a Year Later
The Burden Is Undue! This week marks the one-year anniversary of the groundbreaking Supreme Court decision, Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt. The decision found that the burdens a woman faces when trying to access an abortion—like targeted restrictions against abortion providers (known as TRAP laws)—are unconstitutional. It was an amazing victory for women, and has […]
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3 Reasons Combating Climate Change is Good for Virginia
Trump’s recent decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Climate Accord is bad news for Virginia’s economy. Our reliance on agriculture and the fact that numerous coastal communities (like Hampton Roads) are already feeling the harsh economic consequences of climate change make fighting climate change imperative for Virginians. (In case you’re wondering, we have […]
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SCOTUS to Decide on Trump’s Travel Ban
This month, the Supreme Court will issue rulings on a number of cases before its summer recess begins. One decision involves whether the court will lift lower courts’ injunctions on Trump’s travel ban until it hears the full case either later this month or in the fall. The Department of Justice asked SCOTUS to intervene […]
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Expose the Secret Republican Healthcare Bill
After Paul Ryan and House Republicans had such a difficult time passing their version of the American Health Care Act (AHCA), Senate Republicans took notice, knowing they would be up next. After Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell witnessed the flood of angry phone calls to House Republicans, street protests, and furious constituent comments to representatives […]
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Alex Jones Doesn’t Deserve to be Heard.
Freedom of speech doesn’t mean freedom from consequence. This Sunday, reporter Megyn Kelly will sit down with extreme conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for an interview on NBC. She shouldn’t. If you’re one of the few lucky people who hasn’t heard of Alex Jones, he’s an extreme right-wing radio personality who pedals dangerous, made-up, conspiracy theories […]
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Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Donald Trump’s first full budget for the Department of Education is out and it would be a disaster for student loan borrowers. [ms_button style=”normal” link=”http://act.progressva.org/call/stop-raid-student-aid/” size=”medium” shape=”rounded” shadow=”yes” block=”no” target=”_blank” gradient=a”no” color=”#f1615c” text_color=”#f5ebc9″ icon=”” icon_animation_type=”” border_width=”0″ class=”” id=””]Stop the Raid on Student Aid[/ms_button]
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Fake “Voter Fraud” Report Debunked by Woman Featured in Front Page Article
PILF has history of wild accusations with few facts Richmond, VA – The Public Interest Legal Foundation and Virginia Voters Alliance are again scrambling to defend the integrity of a willfully false and misleading “report” alleging rampant voter fraud in Virginia. Months after legislators embarrassingly debunked a 2016 report during a hastily called meeting, a […]