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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About Progress Virginia: 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. As Virginia’s progressive communications and digital hub, we work all year round to engage citizens from across the Commonwealth around issues of immediate state or local concern. Our mission […]
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Glenn Youngkin is an Anti-Abortion Access Extremist
Glenn Youngkin is trying to pull a fast one on voters regarding his position on abortion access. During the primary, he claimed he was “pro-life,” full-stop. Now that he’s won the primary, he’s saying his position on abortion is more moderate because there are three situations in which he would allow a person to access […]
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Twice Is Nice: Don’t Skip Out On Your Second Dose!
Hey you! Do you want to get a free Krispy Kreme donut, free beer, and other free goodies? Keep on reading 🙂 Wait, what did I just see!? via GIPHY Did you hear that the Governor of Ohio announced a vaccine lottery? That’s right, if you get your vaccine and you live in Ohio, you […]
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Three Reasons You Should Pay Attention to the Redistricting Commission
We all know that our democracy works best when everyone is able to participate and have their voice heard. Everyone deserves to have the opportunity to vote and have their vote count just as much as their neighbor’s vote. But for years, politicians have been working together to rig the system and pick their voters […]
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Progress Virginia Applauds Conviction of George Floyd’s Murderer, But Justice Requires Change
A jury has convicted Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who murdered George Floyd last year on all charges. While this is an important step in getting justice for Floyd, our country has a long way to go before we will achieve justice for everyone who has been subject to racist violence by law enforcement. […]
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Advocates Celebrate Black Maternal Health Week
Advocates across the Commonwealth are celebrating Black Maternal Health Week from April 11-17. We have a Black maternal mortality crisis in our country, and Black women are 3 to 4 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women. This week is a time to celebrate Black mothers and bring awareness to the […]
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Kirk Cox Supports Voter Suppression, Wants to “Go Further Than Georgia”
As activists celebrate the passage of the Voting Rights Act of Virginia, candidate for Governor, Delegate Kirk Cox, announced that he not only supports Georgia’s recently passed and widely panned voter suppression law, but he wants Virginia to take it even further. On the John Fredericks Radio Show yesterday, Cox said that Virginia could “go […]
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Virginia Beach Police Officer Killed Unarmed Black Man, Body Camera Was Off
On Friday night, a Virginia Beach police officer shot and killed Donovan Lynch, an unarmed Black man. It’s difficult to know exactly what happened because the officer’s body-worn camera was turned off for unknown reasons, according to police Chief Paul Neduigate. Since the beginning of 2021, police have killed 132 people across the United States. […]
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The People Have Spoken: Pass RHEA Now!
Since Democrats took over both the House of Delegates and the State Senate in 2019, we’ve passed a flurry of progressive legislation on everything: voting rights, gun violence prevention, abortion access, economic justice, and many more. We’ve made a lot of progress in the last two years, but our work isn’t done yet, especially when […]