State Senator Steve Martin told CBS 6 yesterday that the requirement in his bill, SB 1 (the very first bill prefiled in the Senate), that voter registration cards no longer be an acceptable form of identification when voting was a “mistake.” That’s quite a mistake considering this is the 3rd year in a row he […]

The Better Choices for Virginia Coalition, of which ProgressVA is a member, gathered in Richmond today to tell Governor McDonnell that Virginians need a budget plan with a balanced approach that cuts tax loopholes and not jobs. Their release reports, “With the Governor preparing to unveil his plan for the upcoming budget next week, the more than 40 […]

George Allen’s latest campaign ad, released yesterday, included three blatantly false statements, and Protect Your Care’s statement in response does a great job in correcting them. The statement shares: Wrong fact #1:  The Affordable Care Act is “hurting Virginia’s families and small businesses.” Correction #1:  The ACA benefits small business and Virginia’s families – According to a recent study by […]

When you’re a Republican lawmaker, and even the ultra-conservative, anti-immigrant blogger Black Velvet Bruce Lee says your legislation is a contender to be “dumbest bill of the year,” you know you’re in trouble. But that’s just what he said about Del. Terry Kilgore’s bill to provide up to $8,000 in tax credits for those who […]

Yesterday, ProgressVA reported on how Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli will even further politicize his office by refusing to step down while running for in the Republican primary for Governor of Virginia. Today there is a prime example of how he has been doing it already. The Virginia Coalition to Protect Women’s Health, which ProgressVA […]

Today in Washington DC, the 99% converged on Capitol Hill and ProgressVA is participating in the effort to tell Congress to stop catering to the 1%. Thousands of unemployeed, underemployed, union members, students, and many other activists from across the country have come here to occupy Congress – and are delivering their message to over […]

First, the Richmond Times Dispatch busted George Allen for making up his list of Tea Party endorsements (and some Tea Party organizations!) Now, American Bridge passes along that those photos of “supporters” on his website are fake too. Here’s a stock photo of random people (click on the image for a larger version): And here’s […]

Over the weekend, the Washington Post took a hard look at the virtual school company K12 Inc., which is based in Virginia. Popular with conservatives, their controversial virtual classrooms allow students to take lessons at home without physically going to a school. The firm is controversial because their students don’t perform as well as those enrolled in […]

Conservative lawmakers did not waste any time in getting partisan legislative proposals started for the next session that starts in January. Some controversial proposals are already public, just two weeks since the election, and they include: “Personhood” Anti-Abortion Legislation – Similar to legislation recently rejected in Mississippi, Del. Bob Marshall has already filed a “Personhood” bill […]