Hero or Zero? January 12 Welcome to Progress Virginia’s Zero or Hero, 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 to our Facebook to nominate your own heroes and zeros. Like this? Please share! Hero: women in the […]
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Progress Virginia Applauds House of Delegates Change To Require Recorded Votes
Richmond, Virginia—The Virginia House of Delegates this afternoon voted to change longstanding House rules to require recorded votes in subcommittees on “matters of substance.” In the past, many bills have passed or failed based on voice votes alone, making it impossible to know which Delegates voted for which bills “Members of the House of Delegates work for Virginia families and we deserve full transparency regarding the actions they take on our […]
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CLOSE THE COVERAGE GAP
The Virginia General Assembly has refused to close the coverage gap for nearly 8 years. We’ve waited long enough. Take a minute right now to tell your State Senators and Delegates that Medicaid expansion is your #1 priority in the General Assembly. [ms_button style=”normal” link=”http://act.progressva.org/sign/medicaid-expansion_petition/” size=”medium” shape=”rounded” shadow=”yes” block=”no” target=”_blank” gradient=a”no” color=”#f1615c” text_color=”#f5ebc9″ icon=”” icon_animation_type=”” […]
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Progress Virginia Announces Transparency Tools For 2018 General Assembly Session
Eyes on Richmond & Richmond Reporter will provide complementary coverage to open up Virginia’s legislature to citizens across the commonwealth Richmond, VA—Progress Virginia Education Fund today announced a pair of transparency tools to assist Virginians across the commonwealth in monitoring and engaging with Virginia’s General Assembly. This session, PVEF is launching the Richmond Reporter, a pilot […]
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Progress Virginia Applauds Gubernatorial Focus on Student Loan Debt, Health Care
Richmond, Virginia—Progress Virginia, the commonwealth’s leading voice for progressive values, this morning applauded Governor McAuliffe and Governor-elect Northam’s joint focus on tackling the growing student loan debt crisis. In an announcement of their shared legislative agenda for the 2018 session, McAuliffe and Northam highlighted proposals to give student loan borrowers basic consumer protections and assistance […]
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Shelly Simonds is our hero
We are going to rest and recharge for the Virginia General Assembly, which begins on January 8. Happy Holidays! Hero or Zero? December 22 Welcome to Progress Virginia’s Zero or Hero, 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 […]
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STATEMENT: Cox should go further on parental leave
Every Virginian deserves respect for their hard work and the time to parent or care for a loved one Progress Virginia today acknowledged House Republican Leader Kirk Cox‘s public step forward on parental leave while simultaneously calling for more comprehensive action for Virginia families. This afternoon Cox announced his intention to implement a parental leave policy for full-time […]
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David Ermold is Our Hero
Hero or Zero? December 8 Welcome to Progress Virginia’s Zero or Hero, 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 to our Facebook to nominate your own heroes and zeros. Like this? Please share! Hero: David Ermold You […]
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Don’t miss this December’s Women’s Equality Summit
[bctt tweet=”The Women’s Equality Summit is in Richmond, & you’re not going to want to miss it. #WomenRule” username=”ProgressVA”] Last month, Virginia progressives swept the 2017 elections. While that’s a huge deal for all Virginians, it’s especially significant for women in the Commonwealth. Women’s reproductive health and justice was a front-and-center issue this election […]
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Chesterfield County is Our Hero
Hero or Zero? December 1 Welcome to Progress Virginia’s Zero or Hero, 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 to our Facebook to nominate your own heroes and zeros. Like this? Please share! Hero: The LIberal Women […]