It’s another day, so of course conservatives in Virginia are attempting to control women’s bodies and restrict access to the healthcare women need. Apparently, the number of water fountains and parking spaces is really important when it comes to women seeking abortions and other healthcare. Or so The Family Foundation, who is suing to prevent the repeal […]
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Virginians Deserve to See a Doctor at the Office, Not a Fairground
On a muggy Thursday evening at the Wise County Fairgrounds, a growing crowd of hundreds gathers around the fairgrounds, preparing to camp out for a long night ahead. Their reason? They are hoping to be the first ones in line to see a doctor at the Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic the next day. The […]
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Sham Voting Commission Created To Stroke Trump’s Ego Could Lead to Massive Voter Suppression
If we know one thing about Trump, it is that he has a fragile ego. And his favorite topic—winning the election—is tarnished by the fact that he actually lost the popular vote by nearly 3 million votes. He can’t stand the fact that Hillary Clinton received more votes than he did in the 2016 election. […]
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Save Our Care: Stories from Virginians
Meet the people in our communities whose lives will be devastated by the repeal of Obamacare Kim & Issac Jen & Cailyn Heather Jenkins Christopher Maxwell Bre Armbrust
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Student Loan Borrowers: Kiss Those Low Interest Rates Good-bye!
Kiss those historically low student loan interest rates goodbye! It’s July. Humidity has descended on Virginia, we’re at the height of crab season, and the federal government has spiked interest rates for student loans. It’s the first time the government has raised rates since 2014. What does that mean for you? If you took out […]
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The Whole Woman’s Health Victory a Year Later
The Burden Is Undue! This week marks the one-year anniversary of the groundbreaking Supreme Court decision, Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt. The decision found that the burdens a woman faces when trying to access an abortion—like targeted restrictions against abortion providers (known as TRAP laws)—are unconstitutional. It was an amazing victory for women, and has […]
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SCOTUS to Decide on Trump’s Travel Ban
This month, the Supreme Court will issue rulings on a number of cases before its summer recess begins. One decision involves whether the court will lift lower courts’ injunctions on Trump’s travel ban until it hears the full case either later this month or in the fall. The Department of Justice asked SCOTUS to intervene […]
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Expose the Secret Republican Healthcare Bill
After Paul Ryan and House Republicans had such a difficult time passing their version of the American Health Care Act (AHCA), Senate Republicans took notice, knowing they would be up next. After Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell witnessed the flood of angry phone calls to House Republicans, street protests, and furious constituent comments to representatives […]
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Gillespie’s Tax Cut Puts Money Back into the Pockets of the Rich
Republican Ed Gillespie is touting a tax cut for “all Virginians” in his campaign for governor of Virginia, but it’s a lie. He says that the across-the-board 10 percent tax cut will help everyone, but it will only benefit the wealthy while hurting the state’s budget. The GOP-controlled General Assembly rejected multiple tax proposals this […]
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Charlottesville’s Struggle to Right the Wrongs of its Past
This blog was co-authored by Ashleigh Crocker and Jennifer Lawhorne On Saturday night, my husband and I were walking around the downtown mall in Charlottesville. I noticed a lot of people walking around carrying tiki torches, laughing and chatting with their friends like everyone else. I asked my husband what they could possibly be for, […]