This blog post is the final installation of a three-part series “Who Counts in the 2020 Census?” where we interviewed local leaders spearheading the fight in their communities to obtain
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,
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
In the summer of 2010, I logged long and hot days working as a Census enumerator in Richmond. My job involved knocking on doors and tracking people down so they
Alex’s student loan debt is crushing her. As a Newport News resident, who works two jobs and puts in over 60 hours a week in order to make her $1,300
Welcome to Progress Virginia’s Hero or Zero, a weekly, unapologetically progressive take on this week’s heroes and zeros in Virginia politics. Check out this space every Friday, and Tweet us or post
We all love our cars and the privileges that come with them. They are part of our everyday life– they help us get to our jobs, run errands, ferry kids
A huge wave of relief washed over Evie, a 27-year-old store clerk and community college student, when she found out that she was automatically enrolled in Virginia’s Medicaid program in
There’s no doubt about it. Virginians want affordable healthcare. Residents of the Commonwealth made their voices heard during the 2017 General Assembly elections by voting for candidates who promised to
An Immigrant Mother Says “No” to Trump’s Politics of Fear Recently, a woman in Richmond decided to say “no” to the separation of her family. Facing imminent deportation, Abbie Herrera-Arevalo,
