Richmond, VA–Advocates for reproductive health and rights challenged John Adams, the GOP candidate for Virginia Attorney General, to pledge to protect Virginia women’s constitutional right to access abortion Thursday afternoon. The call with reporters preceded a Friday legal hearing in The Family Foundation’s lawsuit over amended Targeted Regulations on Abortion Providers. The office of Attorney General Mark Herring is […]

Charlottesville, VA—When Justin Fairfax and Jill Vogel face off in their first forum of the Lieutenant Governor’s race Wednesday, Vogel will have yet another opportunity to apologize for her sponsorship of the infamous transvaginal ultrasound bill. In 2012, State Senator Vogel introduced SB484, requiring a woman who decided to have an abortion to undergo an additional waiting […]

Laquan Austion, GOP candidate for Delegate in Virginia’s 2nd district, is in hot water this week after revelations in the Richmond Times Dispatch that he misled the public and some reporters about his educational background. According to the RTD, Austion falsely claimed to Potomac Local to have a master’s degree from The George Washington University. Austion also misrepresented […]

Virginia joins 18 states in suing Education Secretary Betsy DeVos over borrower protections Richmond, VA –Progress Virginia, the state’s leading voice for progressive values, today thanked Attorney General Mark Herring for his strong defense of Virginia students who have been defrauded by for-profit colleges.Herring’s office announced this morning Virginia is joining 18 other states to […]

Over 500,000 Virginians could lose coverage under the GOP plans but Gillespie can’t say if or how he’ll support our families As Republicans in the U.S. Senate scramble to find the votes for Trumpcare, in Virginia Ed Gillespie’s silence on the issue is quickly becoming disqualifying. The House and Senate bills would pay for tax […]

PILF has history of wild accusations with few facts Richmond, VA – The Public Interest Legal Foundation and Virginia Voters Alliance are again scrambling to defend the integrity of a willfully false and misleading “report” alleging rampant voter fraud in Virginia. Months after legislators embarrassingly debunked a 2016 report during a hastily called meeting, a […]

Leaked Education Budget Would Explode The Student Debt Crisis New details of the Trump Administration’s proposed education cuts came to light late Wednesday and the so-called skinny budget would be devastating to Virginia families. Documents leaked to The Washington Post reveal the administration is proposing eliminating the Perkins Loan program, which provides subsidized college loans […]

Guide designed to educate Virginians about their options on June 13th VIRGINIA– Progress Virginia has launched the commonwealth’s first Progressive Voters Guide, providing voters in the June 13th Democratic primary information about the options on their ballot. The online directory provides candidates’ responses to a uniform questionnaire probing their priorities, values, and vision. “So much […]

Virginians impacted by the American Health Care Act told their stories about how the proposed law will affect their families Sterling, Virginia–Thursday evening, Sean Spicer, White House Press Secretary and noted shrubbery enthusiast, headlined a Republican fundraiser at Trump National Golf Course. Health care advocates and Progress Virginia responded by holding a press conference outside […]

Washington, DC–Last week, President Trump signed  Executive Order #13798, providing more leeway for businesses to make healthcare decisions for their employees. Trump’s order builds on GOP Attorney General nominee John Adams work to put employers in charge of birth control access. The executive order would further limit women’s access to affordable birth control in the […]