Let’s Raise the Wage in 2020!
Now that we have a progressive majority in Virginia’s General Assembly, we can take on raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour in Virginia! It’s shameful that tens of
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Don’t Know Who To Vote For? Check Out Our Progressive Voters Guide
This November 5, we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to elect a progressive majority to Virginia’s General Assembly. If we win in Virginia, we’ll be able to actually get work done
Why Does A Health Care Professional Vote to Keep You From Getting Your Health Care?
Republican state Senator Siobhan Dunnavant is running scared in her re-election campaign. She’s flat out lying in TV ads about her voting record on health care, saying she’s fighting for
Worried About Losing Your Health Insurance? Here’s How Voting Can Help.
I have a pre-existing condition. You probably have one or know someone who has one, too. Yet, my very common and highly treatable condition could force me to lose my
Time to Break the Stranglehold on Gun Violence Prevention in Virginia
Bills to prevent gun violence in Virginia don’t get a vote from all 140 legislators. That’s because they’re defeated early in committees or subcommittees dominated by Republicans––one of them being
Me & My SLD (Student Loan Debt)
This month I reached a serious milestone. June 2019 is a month that I’ve been anticipating for quite a while. Guess what the milestone was? Drum roll please.. via GIPHY
One Year Ago We Expanded Medicaid–Now Go Vote!
It seems like yesterday we achieved a major victory here in Virginia. After years of debate and roadblocks, the Virginia state Senate voted on May 30, 2018 to expand access
April 15–Just Another Day where the Rich Pay Less Taxes and Keep Getting Richer
It’s Tax Day–grrrrrrr–and I’m grumpy about it. I mean, I don’t like paying taxes. But, I do like having roads to drive on, reliable mail delivery, a public school system,
Why I Spoke Out for Abortion Access
When I was 20, I was in the middle of my junior year in college when I found out I was pregnant. At the time, I was in a long