Hero or Zero? January 26 Welcome to Progress Virginia’s Hero or Zero, a weekly, unapologetically progressive take on this week’s heroes and zeros in Virginia politics. Check out this space every Friday, and Tweet us or post to our Facebook to nominate your own heroes and zeros. Like this? Please share! Hero: Women’s Equality Coaltion […]
Women’s Equality Coalition Denounces Conservative Members of House Committee For Defeating Bill To Provide Paid Sick Leave to Hardworking Virginians Richmond, Virginia—On Thursday afternoon, House Commerce and Labor Subcommittee #1 defeated HB973, Delegate Guzman’s bill that would have allowed hardworking Virginians to take time off when they get sick without having to worry about how […]
Virginia Women’s Equality Coalition Denounces Anti-Women Members of House Subcommittee for Defeating Common Sense Birth Control Bills Richmond, Virginia—On Thursday afternoon,House Commerce and Labor Subcommittee #1 defeated Delegate Filler-Corn’s Reproductive Health Equity Act, HB1481, a common sense bill that would have made it easier for women to access and afford the cost of birth control. […]
Virginia Women’s Equality Coalition Disappointed that House Subcommittee Fails to Pass Equal Pay Act Richmond, Virginia–The House Commerce and Labor Subcommittee #1 defeated Delegate Boysko’s HB1089, a bill that would have required equal pay for equal work, regardless of sex. Members of the Women’s Equality Coalition are furious that in 2018, there is still such […]
Richmond, Virginia—On Thursday morning, anti-woman members of the Senate Committee on Education and Health defeated Senator McClellan’s SB910, the Whole Woman’s Health Act. The Virginia Women’s Equality Coalition is extremely disappointed that the committee failed to pass such a commonsense bill that affirms women’s right to receive healthcare and brings Virginia code into accordance with […]
Virginia has some pretty restrictive laws policing what you can and cannot do with your body. In fact, the (mostly) conservative old white dudes who were in control of the legislature proposed more than 80 restrictions to abortion access since 2010. They even passed laws requiring women who have decided to have an abortion to […]
Progress Virginia Calls On DNC To Withhold Support From Anti-Woman Lawmakers and Candidates Washington, DC—Progress Virginia is joining 17 other Progress Now affiliates in calling on the Democratic National Committee to withdraw support from any candidate or lawmaker who does not support reproductive freedom and justice. Supporting women and reproductive rights, including abortion access, is a […]
Balancing work and family obligations is hard and definitely keeps us busy! We wake up early, get our kids off to school and arrive at work, ready to work hard. After a long day, we come home, make dinner, help our kids with homework, put them to bed, clean the house, and fall into bed […]
Years ago, we relied on robust local newsroom reporters to bring us up to speed on how our elected officials were representing our interests in the Virginia General Assembly. But even then, the focus was more on the “what” and the “who” (this bill, that elected official) rather than on how legislation affected the everyday […]
Hero or Zero? January 19 Welcome to Progress Virginia’s Zero or Hero, a weekly, unapologetically progressive take on this week’s heroes and zeros in Virginia politics. Check out this space every Friday, and Tweet us or post to our Facebook to nominate your own heroes and zeros. Like this? Please share! Hero: Senator Mamie Locke […]
