Written by: Shawn Meredith (guest author) Last year’s election was a momentous occasion for the LGBTQ community in Virginia. Not only did Virginians elect many new allies, but we elected our first transgender person, Danica Roem, and our first openly-lesbian woman, Dawn Adams, to the General Assembly. I have had the great pleasure of meeting […]
Month: February 2018
Virginia House of Delegates Hides Opposition to Immigrant Rights
Haziel Andrade is a DREAMer, one of millions of young, undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children by their parents. She grew up in Northern Virginia just like any other kid in the neighborhood — goofing around in the playground, attending public school and dreaming about her future. Unaware of her immigration […]
Conservative Lawmakers Hide their Opposition to Minimum Wage Bills
Kristina McClure goes to work every day to support herself and her two children. But instead of coming home after a hard day’s work to her two kids, Kristina comes home to an empty house. Why? Because, as a minimum wage worker who only earns $7.25 an hour, Kristina had to ask her parents to […]
Conservatives in Richmond Don’t Want You To Know Who’s Paying For Their Votes
Since the horrifying school shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, a lot of people have been talking about how much money the NRA gives and who it gives it to. Predictably, the NRA gives money to the very same conservative politicians who have refused time and again to vote on stricter background checks […]
High School Students Are Our Heroes
Hero or Zero? February 23rd 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: Parkland Students, and […]
Communications Specialist Job Description
Communications Specialist Job Description Location: Anywhere in Virginia, but must be willing and able to drive across the state, especially Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads Classification: Contract through August 15 About Progress Virginia Progress Virginia s a multi-issue progressive advocacy organization that combines cutting edge online organizing and communications with rapid and hard-hitting earned media […]
Student Loan Borrowers are our Heroes
Hero or Zero? February 16th 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: Student Loan Borrowers […]
Legislative Package Tackling Student Debt Crisis Advances With Bipartisan Support
Va. Senate unanimously endorsed the Borrowers’ Bill of Rights & Student Loan Ombudsman Richmond, VA—Ahead of the crossover deadline this evening, the Virginia House and Senate advanced an important legislative package tackling the student debt crisis with bipartisan support. The bills would create a state student loan ombudsman to help borrowers navigate complicated repayment options […]
Male Senators Voted for an Equal Pay Bill, Then Killed It When a Woman Left the Room
When Senator Jennifer Wexton stood before the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday and proposed SB419, an equal pay bill ensuring that women be paid as much as their male counterparts, the committee (led by a majority of male conservatives) passed the bill on an 11-5 vote. But as soon as Senator Wexton left the room, that […]
Senator Wexton is Our Hero
Hero or Zero? February 9th 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: Delegate Jennifer Wexton […]