Since the horrifying school shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, a lot of people have been talking about how much money the NRA gives and who it gives it to. Predictably, the NRA gives money to the very same conservative politicians who have refused time and again to vote on stricter background checks […]
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Communications Specialist Job Description
Communications Specialist Job Description Location: Anywhere in Virginia, but must be willing and able to drive across the state, especially Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads Classification: Contract through August 15 About Progress Virginia Progress Virginia s a multi-issue progressive advocacy organization that combines cutting edge online organizing and communications with rapid and hard-hitting earned media […]
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Male Senators Voted for an Equal Pay Bill, Then Killed It When a Woman Left the Room
When Senator Jennifer Wexton stood before the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday and proposed SB419, an equal pay bill ensuring that women be paid as much as their male counterparts, the committee (led by a majority of male conservatives) passed the bill on an 11-5 vote. But as soon as Senator Wexton left the room, that […]
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25 Years Later, It’s Time for a New Family and Medical Leave Act
February 5 marks the 25th anniversary of the passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which requires employers with 50 or more employees to offer those employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid time off when major life events happen, such as having a child, caring for a loved one, or recovering from […]
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One Bill That Needs To Pass If You Care About Your Lady Parts
Virginia has some pretty restrictive laws policing what you can and cannot do with your body. In fact, the (mostly) conservative old white dudes who were in control of the legislature proposed more than 80 restrictions to abortion access since 2010. They even passed laws requiring women who have decided to have an abortion to […]
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Virginia’s Working Families Deserve Paid Family and Medical Leave. Now.
Balancing work and family obligations is hard and definitely keeps us busy! We wake up early, get our kids off to school and arrive at work, ready to work hard. After a long day, we come home, make dinner, help our kids with homework, put them to bed, clean the house, and fall into bed […]
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Hey, DNC: Stop Supporting Anti-Abortion Lawmakers!
From the Women’s March to the #MeToo movement, women everywhere are demanding equality and respect. Across the country, women have been standing up to say that we won’t allow ourselves to be treated as second-class citizens any longer. Enough is enough. But the DNC apparently hasn’t gotten the message. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) Is […]
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Progress Virginia Celebrates Herring Suit Against Trump Birth Control Mandate Roll Back
Progress Virginia Celebrates Herring Suit Against Trump Birth Control Mandate Roll Back Attorney General Mark Herring today joined four other states to stop Trump’s attacks on birth control access Richmond, Virginia—Progress Virginia applauds Attorney General Mark Herring for standing up for women and filing a lawsuit today to challenge the Trump Administration’s roll back of […]
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Take It from This Guy: Voting Can Make You Feel “Happy, Joyous and Free”
Although Bobby Lee was 60 years old when he cast his first vote last year, his age didn’t keep him from feeling like a kid again. “The first time voting, I felt like I was 18,” he said about his visit to the polls. “Happy, joyous, and free.” After his last brush with the law […]
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Lingamfelter: Privatize Public Schools and Ditch the Dept. of Education
Delegate Scott Lingamfelter is pushing for school privatization schemes that aim to help a small group of people profit off kids’ education in a movement that conservatives call “school choice.” But what Lingamfelter and his conservative buddies mean by that phrase is a push to divert money from public schools to pay for a small […]