From the Women’s March to the #MeToo movement, women everywhere are demanding equality and respect. Across the country, women have been standing up to say that we won’t allow ourselves to be treated as second-class citizens any longer. Enough is enough. But the DNC apparently hasn’t gotten the message. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) Is […]
Month: January 2018
News
Partisan? Virginians Overwhelmingly Support Northam’s Priorities
Republican whining won’t hide Virginians’ support for commonsense solutions Richmond, Va.—In his speech to the General Assembly last night, Governor Northam highlighted policy priorities that enjoy broad public support from Virginia families. Republicans, eschewing their bipartisan rhetoric of the past week, seem to have learned no lessons from their crushing electoral defeat and are racing […]
News
Women in Office are our Heroes
Hero or Zero? January 12 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: women in the […]
News
Progress Virginia Applauds House of Delegates Change To Require Recorded Votes
Richmond, Virginia—The Virginia House of Delegates this afternoon voted to change longstanding House rules to require recorded votes in subcommittees on “matters of substance.” In the past, many bills have passed or failed based on voice votes alone, making it impossible to know which Delegates voted for which bills “Members of the House of Delegates work for Virginia families and we deserve full transparency regarding the actions they take on our […]
News
CLOSE THE COVERAGE GAP
The Virginia General Assembly has refused to close the coverage gap for nearly 8 years. We’ve waited long enough. Take a minute right now to tell your State Senators and Delegates that Medicaid expansion is your #1 priority in the General Assembly. [ms_button style=”normal” link=”http://act.progressva.org/sign/medicaid-expansion_petition/” size=”medium” shape=”rounded” shadow=”yes” block=”no” target=”_blank” gradient=a”no” color=”#f1615c” text_color=”#f5ebc9″ icon=”” icon_animation_type=”” […]
News
Progress Virginia Announces Transparency Tools For 2018 General Assembly Session
Eyes on Richmond & Richmond Reporter will provide complementary coverage to open up Virginia’s legislature to citizens across the commonwealth Richmond, VA—Progress Virginia Education Fund today announced a pair of transparency tools to assist Virginians across the commonwealth in monitoring and engaging with Virginia’s General Assembly. This session, PVEF is launching the Richmond Reporter, a pilot […]
News
Progress Virginia Applauds Gubernatorial Focus on Student Loan Debt, Health Care
Richmond, Virginia—Progress Virginia, the commonwealth’s leading voice for progressive values, this morning applauded Governor McAuliffe and Governor-elect Northam’s joint focus on tackling the growing student loan debt crisis. In an announcement of their shared legislative agenda for the 2018 session, McAuliffe and Northam highlighted proposals to give student loan borrowers basic consumer protections and assistance […]