Richmond, Virginia—Progress Virginia congratulates tonight’s Democratic primary election winners Terry McAuliffe for Governor, Hala Ayala for Lieutenant Governor, and Mark Herring for Attorney General. These candidates support policies that make sense to our communities. Policies like fully funding our schools, increasing access to voting rights, affordable healthcare, and abortion accesswill help us build a Virginia […]
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ICYMI: First Major Decision of Redistricting Commission Undermines Veneer of Nonpartisanship
Richmond, Virginia—Yesterday, the Virginia Redistricting Commission made its first major decision since its formation. On a 10-4 vote, they decided to hire two partisan lawyers to provide guidance throughout the map-drawing process and rejected the idea of seeking out a non-partisan lawyer. “Virginians voted for a non-partisan community mapping process, but instead they are getting […]
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First Read: Voting for More than Just Candidates in this Primary
With the Democratic primary this week, we’re all thinking about the importance of the right to vote. Regardless of which Democratic candidate is elected, they will stand up for voters, especially voters of color, who are most often targeted for disenfranchisement. No matter our race, background, or zip code, most of us believe that for […]
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Celebrating Medicaid Expansion in Virginia
Richmond, Virginia—Today marks the three-year anniversary of the passage of Medicaid expansion in the Commonwealth. Virginia’s expansion of Medicaid has broadened health coverage to include an additional 494,000 people across the Commonwealth. This commitment to better healthcare and outcomes is a step toward the ultimate goal of ensuring that everyone in Virginia, regardless of income […]
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To Remember George Floyd, Demand an End to Qualified Immunity
Today marks exactly one year since four Minnesota police officers—Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, J. Kueng, and Tou Thao—murdered George Floyd. After apprehending Floyd for the suspicion of using counterfeit money, Chauvin held his knee on Floyd’s neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds. Floyd’s last cries for his mother and “I can’t breathe” served as […]
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Honoring George Floyd by Demanding an End to Qualified Immunity
‘First Read’ is Progress Virginia’s weekly ‘news to watch’ memo featuring the scoop on the news each week. Have a tip or something we should cover? Shoot us an email at info@progressva.org. Know someone who should get this newsletter? Send them this link. Tomorrow marks exactly one year since four Minnesota police officers—Derek Chauvin, Thomas […]
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Glenn Youngkin is an Anti-Abortion Access Extremist
Glenn Youngkin is trying to pull a fast one on voters regarding his position on abortion access. During the primary, he claimed he was “pro-life,” full-stop. Now that he’s won the primary, he’s saying his position on abortion is more moderate because there are three situations in which he would allow a person to access […]
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Trump Endorsement of Republican Nominee for Governor Glenn Youngkin is Further Proof They Are Out of Touch With Virginia Families
Richmond, Virginia—In yet another move that shows how out of touch Republicans are with people in our community, the Republican nominee for Governor is touting an endorsement from former president Donald Trump. Instead of addressing the actual needs of people in Virginia, Trump praised Youngkin for his anti-gun violence prevention, anti-abortion access, and anti-working family […]
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Republicans Prove They Are Out of Touch With Virginia Families By Nominating Glenn Youngkin
Republicans Prove They Are Out of Touch With Virginia Families By Nominating Glenn Youngkin Richmond, Virginia—As Virginia Republicans chose Glenn Youngkin to be their nominee in the race for Governor, it’s clearer than ever that Republicans are out of touch with members of our community. Youngkin is anti-gun violence prevention, anti-abortion access, and anti-working families. […]
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ICYMI: Appalachian Power Wants to Charge Customers Even More
ICYMI: Appalachian Power Wants to Charge Customers Even More Richmond, Virginia—Despite charging customers nearly 64% more on energy bills from 2007 to 2020, Appalachian Power Company is seeking additional rate hikes. Appalachian Power wants to add another $22 to each bill for residential customers now with a possible 55% increase by 2035. All of this […]