The Richmond Times Dispatch reports that Virginia’s localities are bracing for more budget cuts and even less support from the state government.  With Governor McDonnell still unable to find funding, he is continuing to shirk responsibility and pass the burden from the state down to the local level.  Chesterfield is one such locality: “Education funding is especially worrisome to Chesterfield officials, who don’t know what to […]

That’s the headline of a new report released yesterday by the nonpartisan Commonwealth Institute, revealing the income gap in Virginia has grown dramatically, reaching a 30-year high. Virginia now boasts a bigger disparity between rich and poor than all but one other state. The news likely isn’t that surprising to the vast swaths of Americans who have […]

GOP Presidential candidate Herman Cain is stopping in Lynchburg and Richmond this weekend, and has proposed scrapping the current federal tax system and replacing it with a 9% flat tax on personal and corporate income and a 9% national sales tax. ProgressVA has assembled a fact sheet on his economic proposals, highlighting impacts that have been […]

Yesterday, Senate candidate George Allen solidified his attacks on middle-class families, releasing his “Freedom To Work For Less” agenda that would roll back protections for workers. While targeting struggling workers, the Allen campaign did not release any plans to hold accountable the CEOs and big banks responsible for tanking our economy. (Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, The Roanoke […]

Not many Virginians are millionaires. But, a whole lot of our congress members are – and they shouldn’t be paying taxes at a lower rate than the rest of us.  They shouldn’t be making average Virginians pay more so that they can pay less: Its been weeks since President Obama sent his Jobs Plan to […]

The National Education Association has released a great ad in support of President Obama’s American Jobs Act, highlighting the investments the legislation would make in education. If you live in the Richmond or DC media markets, this ad is coming to a tv near you: As we told you last week, the jobs plan would […]

Guest post from the Virginia Education Association Virginia has a long tradition of providing little state support for public education – making the quality of public education highly dependent on local taxes, primarily the real estate tax.  This arrangement makes the quality of education highly dependent on the wealth of the locality.  Arlington makes a […]

From the Virginia Coalition to Protect Women’s Health: Governor McDonnell and Attorney General Cuccinelli think they’re about to get away with restricting choice under the radar. Despite hearing strong testimony from young men and women, medical professionals, and pro-choice advocates, the Virginia Board of Health, under pressure from the Attorney General’s office, advanced the most […]

It’s hard to know where to start with the problems raised in David Sherfinski’s piece in today’s Washington Times on Attorney General Cuccinelli’s push to expand the authority of his office. But we’ll give it the old college try anyways. Cuccinelli is seeking authority for members of his office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit to serve […]

President Obama’s American Jobs Act is commonsense legislation that will put Americans back to work and get our economy moving again. Both Republicans and Democrats have supported nearly all the proposals. The plan is simple: put people back to work and put more money in the pockets of working Americans.   Tell Congress: pass this […]