It’s no secret that for both renters and purchasers in rural communities and cities, many people are struggling with affordable housing. This has been a problem many hard working Virginians have been navigating since even before the pandemic. With housing prices on the rise in Virginia, and low-income Virginians struggling to pay for housing, you would think a candidate for […]
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10 Things I Hate About Glenn Youngkin
There are a lot of things I hate about Glenn Youngkin. Like…a lot. Narrowing it down to ten was tough. But here we got, a fast and dirty list of ten things I hate about Glenn Youngkin and why. But just in case you were wondering, no, I’m not going to actually fall in love with him at the end. Gross.
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Failure to Disclose Vaccination Status Should Disqualify Winsome Sears From Becoming Lieutenant Governor
Richmond, Virginia—Candidate for Lieutenant Governor, Winsome Sears, won’t disclose her vaccination status. Getting vaccinated is not only safe, but the most basic thing we can do to protect our community and those who cannot get vaccinated themselves, like all children under the age of 12. Failure to get vaccinated or to disclose your vaccination status […]
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Gubernatorial Debate Will Prove Glenn Youngkin is Wrong For Virginia
Grundy, Virginia—After Republican Glenn Youngkin rejected two invitations to debate Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the race for Governor, the two candidates will finally meet in a debate tonight. This will be a rare opportunity for voters in Virginia to learn where Glenn Youngkin actually stands on the issues. “Glenn Youngkin has been hiding from voters since he won […]
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Abortion is Health Care
As anti-choice supporters rally in opposition to sexual and reproductive health care, reproductive health, rights and justice organizations stand in solidarity with one another. Richmond, Virginia—As a vocal gang of anti-family zealots descend upon Capitol Square in Richmond today, here’s your reminder that 79% of Virginians support abortion access. Abortion is health care, and every […]
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Victory For Virginia Student Loan Borrowers: SCC Finally Adopts Regulations to Oversee Student Loan Servicing Industry
Virginia Borrowers’ Bill of Rights leads the nation in student borrower protections Progress Virginia today celebrated a major win for the over one million student loan borrowers in the commonwealth—the Virginia State Corporation Commission has adopted regulations governing the operation of student loan servicers. The regulations are pursuant to a newly passed “bill of rights” […]
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Virginia Reproductive Health Advocates Warn Voters of Consequences of Texas Abortion Ban
Last night, the U.S. Supreme Court denied an emergency request to block Texas’ barbaric new abortion ban (S.B. 8), which took effect yesterday, September 1, and has completely cut off access to abortion in nearly all cases by banning abortion after six weeks, before many people even know they are pregnant. This ban is particularly […]
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We Define Our Communities, Not Politicians
Every 10 years, Americans participate in the U.S. Census. (You filled out your census form last year, right?) The information from the Census is then used in conjunction with input from communities to draw political maps. Those maps then determine what district we live in, who represents us, and how they will allocate resources for […]
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Glenn Youngkin Finally Releases Policy Positions, Confirms He Isn’t Qualified to be Governor
Republican candidate for Governor, Glenn Youngkin, finally announced some of his policy positions on Monday. Youngkin has officially revealed what we knew all along—he has no idea what he is doing and is unqualified to be Governor. Youngkin has no political experience and has turned buzzwords into policy that would decimate Virginia’s economy and leave […]
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ICYMI: Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures—Virginia Republican Party Attempts to Strip Virginia Democrats of their Vote
Richmond, Virginia—On Thursday, the Republican Party of Virginia filed a lawsuit to remove Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe from the ballot in a desperate attempt to salvage their gubernatorial dreams. This last-ditch effort is yet another pathetic attempt by Republicans to ignore the will of the voters. “This GOP lawsuit to remove Terry McAuliffe from […]