A livestream of parts of this event can be found here. For pictures of the event, please click here. Sterling, Virginia — Home care and low-wage workers gathered Thursday morning at the SEIU 32BJ offices in Vienna to write letters and make signs demanding that Congresswoman Barbara Comstock hold a town hall to meet with […]
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Job Description: Virginia Women’s Equality Coalition Program Manager
Who We Are Progress Virginia Education Fund and our sister organization, Progress Virginia, are seeking a coalition program manager to join our team. Progress Virginia is a multi-issue progressive advocacy organization that combines cutting edge online organizing and communications with rapid and hard-hitting earned media strategies. We provide a strong, credible voice for advancing progressive […]
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Job Posting: Digital Director
Who We Are Progress Virginia and our sister organization, Progress Virginia Education Fund, are hiring a digital director to join our team. Progress Virginia is a multi-issue progressive advocacy organization that combines cutting edge online organizing and communications with rapid and hard-hitting earned media strategies. We provide a strong, credible voice for advancing progressive values […]
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Progressive Voters Gather for First Annual Democracy Summit
Advocates to discuss future action on various issues like redistricting and restoration of voter rights. MANASSAS- More than one hundred activists from across the state will meet at George Mason University’s Manassas Campus on Saturday to discuss democracy in Virginia and how to advocate for change. Voters who are energized by recent political events in […]
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Progress Virginia Outraged By House Republicans Refusal to Expand Medicaid
Richmond, Virginia–Members of the General Assembly voted again today to continue playing politics with people’s lives, rejecting a budget amendment that would have expanded Medicaid coverage to 400,000 Virginians in the coverage gap. These hardworking Virginians constantly live in fear that they are one health care crisis away from financial ruin because they are unable […]
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Six Virginia businesses to participate in Equal Pay Day
VIRGINIA –Today, six businesses will offer women a discount to celebrate Equal Pay Day. April 4 marks the date in the new year where women will have earned as much as a man did in the past year due to the wage gap. Sugar Shack Donuts, Scrawl Books, and Olympians Family Restaurant in Northern Virginia, Borjo […]
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Virginians In the Coverage Gap Tell Their Stories and Urge Legislators to Pass Medicaid Expansion
A video of this event can be found here. Richmond, Virginia–On Monday morning, Virginians gathered to tell their stories about living in the coverage gap and urged legislators to vote Wednesday to expand Medicaid. Passing Medicaid expansion would mean more than 400,000 Virginians who don’t currently qualify for Medicaid, but still can’t afford health insurance […]
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Equal pay day marks significant difference between men and woman
Equal Pay Day is happening on April 4th this year. The day marks how long into 2017 a woman must work to earn as much as the average man in 2016. As the flowers bloom and the weather warms, it’s crazy to realize how much of the year has passed. We’re well into 2017; women […]
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What the heck is Medicaid Expansion anyway?!
TrumpCare is dead (!) so you might be wondering right now what exactly Medicaid is and why we’re talking about expanding it in Virginia. Good question! Let’s get some answers. Why are we having this conversation? The Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, gives states the option to expand eligibility for their Medicaid programs to […]
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Progress Virginia Cheers Renewed Push for Medicaid Expansion
ACA is here to stay; VA GOP must cover Virginia now Richmond, VA – Progress Virginia, the commonwealth’s leading voice for progressive values, cheered this afternoon an announcement from Governor McAuliffe that he would renew his push to expand Medicaid in Virginia. The announcement comes in the wake of Congressional Republicans’ failure to repeal and […]