Richmond, Virginia—Progress Virginia congratulates tonight’s Democratic primary election winners Terry McAuliffe for Governor, Hala Ayala for Lieutenant Governor, and Mark Herring for Attorney General. These candidates support policies that make sense to our communities. Policies like fully funding our schools, increasing access to voting rights, affordable healthcare, and abortion accesswill help us build a Virginia […]
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ICYMI: First Major Decision of Redistricting Commission Undermines Veneer of Nonpartisanship
Richmond, Virginia—Yesterday, the Virginia Redistricting Commission made its first major decision since its formation. On a 10-4 vote, they decided to hire two partisan lawyers to provide guidance throughout the map-drawing process and rejected the idea of seeking out a non-partisan lawyer. “Virginians voted for a non-partisan community mapping process, but instead they are getting […]