Newport News, Virginia—In advance of Donald Trump’s campaign rally tonight, Progress Virginia released two new web ads featuring veterans calling out his latest disrespectful comments about the military. “The continued attacks on our military personnel are reprehensible but not surprising,” said Anna Scholl, executive director of Progress Virginia. “He uses the military like he uses […]
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Progress Virginia Celebrates National Voter Registration Day
Progress Virginia joins Americans across the country to celebrate National Voter Registration Day, a nonpartisan effort celebrating our democracy by encouraging eligible voters to register and then turn out to vote in record numbers. Americans can register at hundreds of events across the nation and online at NationalVoterRegistrationDay.org. “We encourage Virginians to register and turn out to […]
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Absentee Voting in Virginia Begins Friday, Sept. 18
September 18 marks the beginning of absentee voting across all localities in Virginia. Virginia voters have more options than ever to make sure their voices are heard this election season. Thanks to new legislation, every registered voter can cast their ballot early without an excuse. Beginning tomorrow, local elections offices will open for in-person voting […]
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Early Voting Begins This Friday! It’s GO TIME, Folks!
This election season is off to a crazy start…and the real fun hasn’t even begun yet. If you haven’t already seen the nonsense online, get ready, but don’t believe everything you hear or read. The reality is, well, more real—we have a sitting president who has openly said that he won’t leave, a Trump donor […]
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Virginia House Joins State Senate and Squashes Bill To Shield Corporations That Fail To Protect Workers & Customers
Action Makes Virginia First State to Reject Sweeping Corporate Immunity Legislation Richmond, VA – Earlier today, the Virginia House of Delegates followed the State Senate and scrapped attempts to shield corporations from liability when they fail to prevent workers and customers from contracting COVID-19. The House re-referred the immunity bill, HB 5074, to the House […]