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 […]

Progress Virginia Strongly Condemns Republican Senators Flip Flop on Equal Pay Richmond, VA—After unanimously supporting a proposal to strengthen Virginia’s Equal Pay law in Senate Commerce and Labor as well as reporting the bill out of Senate Finance on an 11-5 vote, Republican Senators today reversed course on SB419. Senators inexplicably claimed they simply hadn’t […]

Virginia Women’s Equality Coalition Denounces Anti-Family Members of House Commerce and Labor Subcommittee for Defeating Paid Family and Medical Leave Bill Richmond, Virginia—This week marks the 25th Anniversary of the Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), but on Tuesday afternoon, the House Commerce and Labor Subcommittee #2 defeated a bill that would have given […]

Virginia Women’s Equality Coalition Disappointed Conservative Members of House Commerce and Labor Subcommittee Defeat Bill To Prohibit Health Insurance Companies From Discriminating Based on Gender Identity Richmond, Virginia—On Tuesday, conservative members of a House Commerce and Labor Subcommittee defeated HB1466, Delegate Rodman’s bill that would prohibit health insurance companies from discriminating against patients based on […]

Pro-Choice Coalition Disappointed Anti-Woman Members of Senate Courts of Justice Committee Report Bill Chipping Away At Abortion Access Richmond, Virginia—On Monday morning, the Senate Courts of Justice Committee reported and referred to the Committee on Finance Senator Obenshain’s SB541, a bill that would require a person to be prosecuted for involuntary manslaughter if, as a result of […]