Putting to rest any doubt about conservatives’ anti-woman agenda, Bob McDonnell’s platform committee today approved language opposing abortion even in the case of rape or incest. The move brings the official party position in line with Todd Akin and Paul Ryan’s radical anti-woman, anti-family ideology. According to news reports, McDonnell, chairman of the platform committee, […]

Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan is in Virginia today, trying to explain why raising taxes on the middle class, ending Medicare as we know it, and gutting home front investments is the right path for America. Our leaders are supposed to work for all of us, not just the wealthiest few. We put together a […]

Our final list of Virginia elected official attendees to the American Legislative Exchange Council’s (ALEC) annual conference in Salt Lake City included: Delegate Riley Ingram Delegate John Cosgrove House Majority Leader Kirk Cox Delegate Terry Kilgore Delegate James Massie Delegate Kathy Byron Delegate Mark Dudenhefer Delegate Jim LeMunyon Delegate Tim Hugo Speaker William Howell State […]

With all the hubbub and activity at the Grand American hotel in Salt Lake City last week, you’d be forgiven for thinking ALEC would have had the Utah stage to themselves. Well, not quite. Even conservative Utah has some issues with ALEC’s corporate agenda. Alliance for a Better Utah, the Utah version of ProgressVA, coordinated […]

By Anna Scholl The week before ALEC’s annual conference, ProgressVA and Virginians for Responsible Gun Laws requested meetings with the Virginia legislators attending the conference to learn about the discussions happening behind closed doors and what legislation might be coming back to Virginia. Unsurprisingly, we didn’t get a very positive response. In fact, no one […]

Opulent chandeliers. A 5 Diamond resort. And corporate lobbyists everywhere. The legislators attending the American Legislative Exchange Council’s annual conference in Salt Lake City sure weren’t roughing it.  The annual ALEC conference last week at the Grand America Resort in Salt Lake City Utah featured legislators and corporate lobbyists coming together behind closed doors to […]

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. […]