There’s a lot of chaos, discrimination, and fear swirling around Virginia and the country. But it’s not all bad. Here are some things that made our team at Progress Virginia happy this week. Women won Women had a victory this week. The Birth Control Access Act passed the Senate, previously approved in the House, and […]
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What Donald Trump’s Judiciary Tweets Should Mean For His SCOTUS Pick
Two weeks ago, Donald Trump nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the open seat on the Supreme Court (a seat that’s only open because Senate Republicans stole the nomination from President Obama). The way Trump has since reacted to court rulings on his travel ban executive order speak volumes about how he views the judiciary […]
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In Virginia General Assembly, Attacks on Commonwealth’s Working People
We aren’t halfway through the General Assembly session and Virginia’s legislature take aim at the wages and well-being of Virginia’s working people. Earlier in the session, the House General Laws Committee voted to report both Delegate Webert’s HB1596 and Delegate Davis’ HB1753. If the House decides to pass Webert’s bill, state agencies would not be […]
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Still working on transparency.
The Virginia General Assembly is not designed with transparency in mind. This is arguably most evident in the House Courts of Justice Criminal Law Subcommittee, where long dockets are heard by a committee of eleven delegates, eight republicans (Albo-42, Bell-58, Cline-24, Gilbert-15, Miller-50, Morris-64, Adams-16, Collins-29) and three democrats (Herring-46, Mullin-93, Watts-39). The final Criminal […]
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Conservatives in Richmond Try Desperate Power Grab Against Voters
Conservatives are getting the message they are out of touch with Virginia voters. Democrats have won the past three presidential elections, two senate elections, and hold the Governor’s office. But conservatives will take power where they can get it, even if that means taking the power to vote away from the voters who elected them […]
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The Future of the Democratic Party and Progressivism
The Democratic Party is retreating into the political wilderness for the first time in a century.
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Governor Terry McAuliffe Addresses Virginia Women’s Equality Coalition
The Virginia Women’s Equality Coalition wrapped up their lobbying meeting with Governor Terry McAuliffe in the Reading Room of the Virginia State Library. He praised their efforts and reminded them that two things are important this year: getting out to vote because elections matter and we have to work together to make things happen. Slides: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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Meeting Delegate Mark Cole (R-Fredricksburg) to discuss free and fair elections
Communities stick together. WEC member met with Delegate Mark Cole (R – Fredericksburg), who voted against expanding absentee voting, to discuss how fair and impartial election maps strengthen communities, protecting constituents with shared interests. For decades Virginians faced numerous obstacles to meaningful participation in the political process, include the redistricting process. Members urged Delegate Cole to […]
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Concerned citizens meet with Senator Mamie Locke’s office
When you need to choose between going to work and putting your sick child back in school or day care everyone loses. Concerned citizens met with a member of Senator Mamie Locke ( D- Hampton) to express their views and stories on the paid sick days, and nearly one million Virginia workers need to make that […]
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WEC members discuss equal pay for equal work
The coalition members also discussed with Delegate David Yancey (R-Newport News)t how w women deserve equal pay for equal work — it’s that simple. It is unacceptable that in 2017 we still face such a huge wage gap in this country. Today, Black women earn about 63 cents for every dollar earned by a […]