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Act Now To Stop a Ban On Abortions for Low Income People

Last week, Republican Delegate Kathy Byron proposed a constitutional amendment that would ban abortion for low income people. Byron believes that politicians have the right to deny a woman access to healthcare just because she’s poor. Byron’s amendment, HJ715, would do just that–-make abortion only available to those with means while cutting off low-income women […]

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3 Reasons We Need To Pass The Reproductive Health Equity Act

Many people think that because of Roe v. Wade, anyone can access reproductive health care, including abortion, any time they need it. But the reality is that thousands of Virginians still lack access to basic reproductive health care services because of discrimination and politicians who don’t trust women to make decisions for themselves and interfere […]

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Get Behind the Wheel on Driving Privileges for All

We all love our cars and the privileges that come with them. They are part of our everyday life– they help us get to our jobs, run errands, ferry kids around, and buy groceries. Driving is essential to being a productive member of a family and community. But, imagine if you couldn’t drive and couldn’t […]

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Hero or Zero? – January 25

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: Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax is our Hero This […]

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Major Step Forward For Minimum Wage!

For the first time since we started introducing bills to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour–the last time Virginia raised the minimum wage was in 2009 –we won a major victory! On Monday, the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee voted to pass a $15 minimum wage! While this is a huge victory, we […]

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Virginia Needs to End Its Cash Bail System

This country has a mass incarceration problem–the U.S imprisons more of its citizens than any other nation. The problem is particularly bad in the Commonwealth. In fact, Virginia jails 1.5 times as many people as the national average before they’ve even been convicted of a crime. That means that people who haven’t been found guilty […]

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Hero or Zero? – January 18

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: Senator Rosalyn Dance is our Hero This week, […]

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Hero or Zero? – January 11

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: Minority Leader Eileen Filler-Corn is our Hero This […]

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What’s the Deal With Redistricting in Virginia?

This November, voters will head to their polling places to elect new members of the House of Delegates and state Senate. But, how mad would you be if I told you the outcomes of those elections had already been decided? Yeah. Me too. You see, every 10 years the legislature gets to redraw their district […]