Only fools rush in without birth control Are you a man? Do you know a woman? Then you’ve benefited from birth control and you’re a fool if you think you haven’t. Okay that’s simplistic and heteronormative, two things I don’t like to be, but 52% of men think they have never benefited from birth control. […]
Month: March 2018
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Door Knockers are Our Heroes
Hero or Zero? March 30th 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: Door Knockers Knocking […]
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New TV Ad Asks Rep. Taylor To Reconsider Support For #TrumpTax
Six-figure buy from For Our Families features Marine Corps Veteran Virginia Beach, VA–Three weeks before Tax Day, For Our Families has launched a new television ad in Hampton Roads questioning Congressman Scott Taylor’s support for the TrumpTax bill that cut taxes for millionaires and billionaires at the expense of working families. The ad is is […]
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New Polling Shows Va Voters Reject Healthcare Obstruction 2-to-1
Blocking Medicaid Expansion Endangers Reelection Prospects For Sturtevant, Wagner, Dunnavant Richmond, VA–New polling released this morning shows Republicans will pay an electoral price for their continued obstruction on healthcare coverage. Polling conducted by Public Policy Polling found by a 2-to-1 margin, voters in the districts of State Senators Glen Sturtevant, Frank Wagner, and Siobhan Dunnavant […]
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There’s Still Time To Demand Healthcare for Virginia
Friday, March 23 was the Affordable Care Act’s 8th birthday, and we spent the day celebrating the gains we have made and demanding that anti-healthcare legislators like Rep. Scott Taylor (R—VA-02) stop blocking our access to life-saving healthcare. Conservatives like Taylor have spent the last eight years trying their best to repeal the popular healthcare […]
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Healthcare Voters are Our Heroes
Hero or Zero? March 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: Healthcare Voters Today […]
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Advocates for Health Care Mark Affordable Care Act’s 8th Anniversary By Calling Out Virginia Beach Republicans for Health Care Obstruction
8 years after the ACA became law, Scott Taylor, Frank Wagner, and Bill DeSteph are still working to undermine it Virginia Beach, Virginia—Friday morning, health care advocates gathered to mark the 8th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act while highlighting the conservative politicians who are still working to undermine affordable access for our families. Since […]
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Progress Virginia Statement on Gov. Northam Budget Proposal
Progress Virginia, the commonwealth’s leading voice for progressive values, today applauded Governor Northam‘s proposed budget for the General Assembly to consider in a special session on April 11th. The legislature adjourned its regular session Sine Die after House and Senate Republicans were unable to reach an agreement on the state budget. Items of contention include not only expanding healthcare coverage […]
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“For Our Families” Campaign Launches To Expose Scott Taylor’s Record on Undermining Tidewater Families
“For Our Families” Campaign Launches to Expose Scott Taylor’s Record on Undermining Tidewater Families Seven-figure campaign will educate constituents on Taylor’s support for repealing the ACA and support of the #TrumpTax Virginia Beach—Advocates this week launched “For Our Families,” a new campaign to hold Congressman Scott Taylor accountable for his votes against working families in […]
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Summer of Power 2018
Are you a super motivated, progressive individual who is motivated to shake things up and get people energized around progressive issues in Virginia this summer? Would you like to spend the summer as part of a team to make change actually happen in your community? If the answer is “YES!!!” then join Progress Virginia’s 2018 […]