PILF has history of wild accusations with few facts Richmond, VA – The Public Interest Legal Foundation and Virginia Voters Alliance are again scrambling to defend the integrity of a willfully false and misleading “report” alleging rampant voter fraud in Virginia. Months after legislators embarrassingly debunked a 2016 report during a hastily called meeting, a […]

Leaked Education Budget Would Explode The Student Debt Crisis New details of the Trump Administration’s proposed education cuts came to light late Wednesday and the so-called skinny budget would be devastating to Virginia families. Documents leaked to The Washington Post reveal the administration is proposing eliminating the Perkins Loan program, which provides subsidized college loans […]

Guide designed to educate Virginians about their options on June 13th VIRGINIA– Progress Virginia has launched the commonwealth’s first Progressive Voters Guide, providing voters in the June 13th Democratic primary information about the options on their ballot. The online directory provides candidates’ responses to a uniform questionnaire probing their priorities, values, and vision. “So much […]

Virginians impacted by the American Health Care Act told their stories about how the proposed law will affect their families Sterling, Virginia–Thursday evening, Sean Spicer, White House Press Secretary and noted shrubbery enthusiast, headlined a Republican fundraiser at Trump National Golf Course. Health care advocates and Progress Virginia responded by holding a press conference outside […]

Washington, DC–Last week, President Trump signed  Executive Order #13798, providing more leeway for businesses to make healthcare decisions for their employees. Trump’s order builds on GOP Attorney General nominee John Adams work to put employers in charge of birth control access. The executive order would further limit women’s access to affordable birth control in the […]

6 Virginia Congress members voted to cut taxes on millionaires while putting affordable health coverage out of reach for millions of Americans Washington, DC–The American Health Care Act, the Republican replacement of the Affordable Care Act, passed the House of Representatives moments ago and will move on to the Senate for a vote. Virginia Congressmen […]

Incidents underscore how Republicans failed Virginians in rejecting the Borrowers’ Bill of Rights Richmond, VA – As Virginians mark the 5th anniversary of total student debt exceeding $1 trillion, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced this week that Virginia student loan related complaints to the agency jumped a shocking 240%. The massive spike in consumer […]

Richmond, Virginia–Friday morning, The Family Foundation announced it has filed a procedural lawsuit to contest the Board of Health’s amendments to the sham restrictions on abortion providers that bring them into compliance with medical evidence and Supreme Court precedent. This lawsuit is a calculated step to delay the repeal and keep women from accessing the […]