Tomorrow at noon, Virginians are gathering at Senator Warner’s Norfolk and Vienna offices to “Carol Against Cuts”. ProgressVA, the Virginia AFL-CIO, Virginia Organizing, Move On, AARP, Alliance for Retired Americans, SEIU, and fellow progressives from cross the Commonwealth will reprise well-known holiday melodies with new lyrics, such as such as “Oh Fiscal Cliff” to the […]
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“Fiscal Cliff” Notes
Elections have consequences. In the voting booth, Virginians and Americans spoke loud and clear in favor of raising revenue and creating jobs. As Congress approaches the so-called “fiscal cliff”, it’s time to bring some sanity in to the discussion. Below is a terrific 5-point guide from MoveOn to the fiscal showdown cuts through the political noise. […]
CEOs lobbying for tax cuts, not deficit solutions
The new organization “Fix The Debt” has billed itself as a nonpartisan organization dedicated to finding compromise on budget issues before we go over the fiscal cliff. But according to a new report from the Institute for Policy Studies and reported by Reuters, the big business CEO coalition is lobbying for budget policies that could result in […]
Romney University 104: What Romney’s tax plan means for Virginia
Today’s Romney University video from former Congressman Tom Perriello is What Romney’s tax plan means for Virginia. It is based our joint report with the Center for American Progress Action Fund. Though Gov. Romney and Rep. Ryan repeatedly refuse to say which specific tax breaks they would eliminate or reduce, the Tax Policy Center calculates […]
Romney University 103: What Mitt Romney’s Medicare changes mean for Virginia
Today’s Romney University video from former Congressman Tom Perriello is What Mitt Romney’s Medicare changes mean for Virginia. It is based our joint report with the Center for American Progress Action Fund. Seniors in Virginia would lose health care benefits and pay more. Gov. Romney and Rep. Ryan would force seniors in the state to […]
Romney University 102: What Mitt Romney’s budget cuts mean for Virginia
Today’s Romney University video from former Congressman Tom Perriello is What Mitt Romney’s budget cuts mean for Virginia. It is based our joint report with the Center for American Progress Action Fund.
Romney University 101: What Romney-Ryan means for Virginia families’ health care
Two weeks ago, former Congressman Tom Perriello broke down what a Romney-Ryan budget would truly cost Virginia’s family based on a joint report released by ProgressVA and the Center for American Progress Action Fund. Today, ProgressVA is releasing the first of 5 videos that will be posted this week from that session: What Romney-Ryan means […]
Local Voices SuperPAC launches innovative ad campaign to localize election, break through the noise
Local Voices, an organization founded by Lee Hirsch, award-winning creator of the documentary “Bully,” aims to bypass the spin of traditional negative campaign ads and prompt a real conversation among voters in swing states about how they benefited under the Obama administration. This week they launched micro-targeted campaign ads in Lynchburg and Hampton Roads, featuring […]
Medicare Enrollment Starts Today
With Medicare open enrollment upon us, now is the time to reflect on how important Medicare is to our country–and to keeping seniors across Virginia and the nation healthy. Thanks to Medicare, seniors have access to life-saving healthcare without having to worry about excessive bills. The Affordable Care Act extends the life of Medicare […]
Conservatives guilty of voter fraud themselves after pushing voter ID bills
Across the country and here in Virginia, conservative politicians have been pushing ALEC-backed voter ID bills to combat a nonexistent voter impersonation problem. But it turns out they may have been the real election fraud problem the whole time. CBS 6 WTVR is reporting, “The Republican Party of Virginia has terminated its relationship with Strategic Allied Consulting over […]