Virginia—Progress Virginia, the commonwealth’s leading voice for progressive values, today thanked Attorney General Mark Herring for standing up for DACA recipients. Herring announced earlier today his office would be joining Attorneys General from across the country in suing over Donald Trump’s cruel and un-American decision to end the program that allows undocumented youth who grew […]
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Trump’s Decision to End DACA is Cruel and Un-American
Richmond, Virginia— Progress Virginia this morning condemned the Trump administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and called on Congress to act immediately to pass the bipartisan DREAM Act. Ending DACA endangers the lives and hopes of nearly 800,000 hardworking DACA recipients, also known as DREAMers, who use the program […]
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DREAMers Walk 70 Miles to Defend Their Futures
Ten Virginia DREAMers walked 70 miles from Charlottesville to Richmond last week to bring attention to the threats facing immigrants since Trump was inaugurated. “We can’t sit quietly anymore,” said Jacky Cortes, one of the organizers. “We can’t allow the political environment to drive us to fear and the shadows. Now is the time to […]
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Houston’s Spiderman is our Hero
Hero or Zero? September 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: Spiderman in Houston […]
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Keep Calm and Join a Union
The Fight for $15 Continues The Fight for $15 launched just 5 years ago, and already, the campaign has raised the minimum wage for 22 million Americans. This is a huge step forward for families across the country who struggle to get by on the minimum wage, but there is still more work to do. […]
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Misleading & Fear-Mongering GOP Advertising
VA GOP taking a page from the Trump playbook in attacks on immigrant Virginians Virginia—In the run up to post-Labor Day campaign season, the Virginia GOP has taken a hard pivot into the sort of divisive fear-mongering that’s defined Donald Trump’s political career. This week, GOP gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie released a new television spot, misleading […]
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Student Debt Becoming Bright Line Issue in Virginia Elections
With over 1M Virginia borrowers, student loan debt is defining differences between candidates Virginia—As Virginia students head back to campus, stark differences are emerging on the campaign trail when it comes to tackling the student debt crisis. With over 1 million Virginians owing over $30 billion in debt, the candidates’ records are poised to swing […]
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Nathan Coflin is our Hero
Hero or Zero? August 25 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! AUGUST 25: Hero Nathan […]
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Heather Heyer is our Hero
Hero or Zero? August 18 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! AUGUST 18: Charlottesville While […]
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Virginia’s Student Loan Debt Crisis: Crushing Debt is Crushing Our Future
As the infographic below shows, 44 million Americans are affected by student loan debt. And the problem is growing—from 2004 to 2012, the number of borrowers and their average debt load grew by 70 percent. In Virginia alone, the average borrower owes almost $28,000 upon graduating college. This unfairly saddles graduates, more than half of […]