Hero The hero for this week is everyone who was able to get a COVID-19 vaccine, including our very own team member Jen. Be sure to check out her video on TT and IG to see her experience. Zero Zero for the week is Senator Siobhan Dunnavant. There was a harmless bill on the table […]
Richmond, Virginia— Delegate Kirk Cox and Senator Amanda Chase are out of touch with regular Virginians on just about everything. The majority of Virginians support progressive policies like marriage equality, but both Chase and Cox voted against HJ582 and SJ270. HJ582 and SJ270 are the constitutional amendments to repeal the same-sex marriage ban and instead […]
Hero Our hero for the week is Senator Jennifer McClellan — not only handling the interrupters like a boss, but for explaining the difference between equality and equity. Zero Our zero for the week — men who constantly interrupt, don’t understand privilege, and say problematic things about sexual assault. There’s just too many of them […]
Richmond, Virginia—Progress Virginia today celebrated house passage of the Voting Rights Act of Virginia. HB1890, sponsored by Delegate Marcia Price, would be the first state Voting Rights Act passed in the South to ensure everyone is able to make their voice heard in our democracy.. “We’re thrilled that members of the House of Delegates kicked […]
HERO Our heroes for the week are the healthcare workers working overtime to get us vaccinated. We would not make it without you. Thank you, seriously. Thanks ZERO Our zero for the week, that you may recognize as the hero of our first episode, is none other than Al Gore’s internet. With all of the […]
Richmond, Virginia—Senators voted today to censure Senator Amanda Chase by a margin of 24-9, with 3 Republicans voting in favor of the measure. The censure comes in the wake of Senator Chase’s decision to speak at a rally before the armed insurrection on the United States Capitol on January 6 and send fundraising emails where […]
Have you ever left a store, realized you were WAY overcharged, and thought, ‘Eh. I guess it’s their money now. I hope they buy something nice for themselves. They deserve my money.’ Of course not—that’s ludicrous. But that is just what Dominion Energy expects us to do. via GIPHY Dominion Energy Overcharges Its Customers and […]
Our heroes are the women of color in leadership who are moving the most impactful legislation! I’m talking about: The Environmental Justice Act from Sen. Hashmi The School Equity and Staffing Act from Del. Aird The Voting Rights Act from Del. Price The Domestic Workers Bill of Rights from Sen. McClellan And the Automatic expungement […]
Richmond, Virginia—Members of the Senate General Laws Committee voted today to report Senator Ghazala Hashmi’s SB1318. This bill expands upon the Environmental Justice Act passed in the 2020 session and codifies the interagency working group on environmental justice. “All of us want to breathe clean air, drink safe water, and lessen the impacts of climate […]
Ever since the 2008 recession (so TWELVE YEARS AGO NOW), Virginia has been underfunding our schools and social safety net programs. Ostensibly, this is because we were in a recession, and legislators were waiting for a sunnier day to fund our schools back to 2008 levels and then some. But that recession has come, gone, […]
