Next week, at least 12 Virginia legislators will head to Salt Lake City, Utah to meet with corporate lobbyists behind closed doors at the 39th Annual American Legislative Exchange Council conference. If that name sounds familiar, it’s probably because ALEC has been in the news recently as 26 corporations, 4 nonprofits, and 55 state legislators […]

  Just last week ProgressVA, along with some great progressive allies, participated in a forum on the corporate front group the American Legislative Exchange Council and their role in writing our laws. It was a great event with a fully packed room and we appreciate everyone who was able to attend and watch online. Additionally, the […]

Let’s talk! This Thursday, I’m going to be in Arlington to join great progressive allies for a forum on the corporate front group American Legislative Exchange Council and their role in writing our laws. I know you’ve heard a lot about ALEC from Brian and me, so this is a great opportunity to hear more […]

In Mitt Romney’s new ad he admits that his first 100 days would only mean two things for Virginia: trying to undo health care reform and opening our coast to the dangers of offshore oil drilling that devastated the Gulf. In Virginia, that would mean making 687,000 people give back their health insurance accountability rebates. […]

This week, access to safe and legal abortion in Virginia is at stake. Behind-the-scenes maneuvering by Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and Governor Bob McDonnell is risking the health of Virginia women. This Friday, June 15, the Virginia Board of Health will vote on whether to move forward with the McDonnell administration’s proposed permanent regulations of […]

    Via YouTube: “This June the Supreme Court of the United States will rule on a case to overturn Obamacare. This would take away health care from millions of Americans. Some people joined us in saying, ‘Please, Don’t Deny Us.’ For more information visit www.thanksobamacare.org.“

The following was written and shared with the permission of Tara Louise Casey. It can also be found at RVAmag.com. During the recent debate on the judicial nomination of Tracy Thorne-Begland for appointment to the General District Court bench, social conservative members of the House of Delegates repeatedly claimed that Mr. Thorne-Begland was unfit to […]

In the early hours of the morning, the Virginia House of Delegates, led by far-right activists, refused to confirm the judicial nomination of Tracy Thorne-Begland, simply because he is gay. Here is how each voted:  Nays – 31 Anderson, Bell R.P., Bell R.B., Byron, Cline, Cole, Cosgrove, Cox J.A., Dudenhefer, Edmunds, Fariss, Garrett, Greason, Helsel, […]

  Virginia has the sixth highest student load debt in the country, with the average student carrying $31,700 of debt upon graduation. Considering what students could be spending this money on, this is a very serious issue. Graduates could be jump starting the economy and giving the housing market a boost by using that money […]

ProgressVA today released a new video highlighting the record Gov. McDonnell is hoping Virginians (and Mitt Romney’s VP selection committee) will forget. Virginians are intimately familiar with his support for extreme, out-of-touch social legislation and failure to adequately invest in public education and transportation solutions. As McDonnell attempts to whitewash his record and reclaim his struggling VP […]