A lot of progress was made during the 2020 General Assembly session! On July 1, all of the legislation passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by the Governor will go into effect. We’re putting a spotlight on 12 bills that our making our spirits bright! Check them out!
Day: June 29, 2020
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Women’s Equality Coalition Celebrates Supreme Court Decision in June Medical Services v. Russo
The Court upheld precedent and affirms that burdensome, medically-unnecessary restrictions on abortion access are unconstitutional. Washington, D.C.—Today, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law requiringabortion providers to have hospital admitting privileges, reaffirming their 2016 decision in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt. By sticking to the precedent set in 2016, the Court affirmed that […]
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Freedom to Vote in Virginia, No Excuse Required
Tuesdays, amiright? Alarms, commute, school drop off, school pick up, dinner, bath time, bed time. And it’s not even the middle of the week. Add to that list getting out of the house or leaving work a little early to get to your polling location to vote? Look, voting is IMPORTANT and our civic duty […]
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Celebrate Election Day in Virginia!
Holidays mark celebrations of people and occasions we deem important as a community. Labor Day, Veterans Day, New Year’s Day, Juneteenth. But you know what day is incredibly important to all of us but isn’t a holiday? Election Day. That is, until now! A new law going into effect July 1 makes Election Day––the first […]