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No Daylight Between Cox and Chase on Marriage Equality
Richmond, Virginia— Delegate Kirk Cox and Senator Amanda Chase are out of touch with regular Virginians on just about everything. The majority of Virginians support progressive policies like marriage equality,
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Voting Rights Act of Virginia Passes House
Richmond, Virginia—Progress Virginia today celebrated house passage of the Voting Rights Act of Virginia. HB1890, sponsored by Delegate Marcia Price, would be the first state Voting Rights Act passed in
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As Senate Censures Senator Amanda Chase, Gubernatorial Candidate Kirk Cox Remains Silent
Richmond, Virginia—Senators voted today to censure Senator Amanda Chase by a margin of 24-9, with 3 Republicans voting in favor of the measure. The censure comes in the wake of
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Virginia Environmental Justice Bill Moves Forward
Richmond, Virginia—Members of the Senate General Laws Committee voted today to report Senator Ghazala Hashmi’s SB1318. This bill expands upon the Environmental Justice Act passed in the 2020 session and
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Progress Virginia Statement on State of the Commonwealth Address
Richmond, Virginia—Governor Ralph Northam delivered his State of the Commonwealth address this evening, laying out his legislative priorities at the start of the General Assembly session. Progress Virginia was thrilled
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Virginians Share Stories on the Necessity of Climate Justice at People’s Hearing
Video of this event can be found here. Richmond, VA—Virginians gathered today to share their stories with legislators and demand action from our lawmakers at the People’s Hearing on Climate
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People’s Hearing on Climate Justice in Virginia: How Real People are Affected & the Need for Environmental Justice
MEDIA ADVISORY: TODAY at 6:00 p.m.Virtually on Zoom CONTACT: Tiffany Potter: tiffany@progressva.org: 434.906.0870 Virginians will hold ‘People’s Hearing on Climate Justice’ today at 6 p.m. to share their stories about how their lives
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Treasonous Virginia GOP Congressmen Stoked Violence, Should Be Removed From Office
Washington, DC—The right-wing domestic terrorists who violently stormed the United States Capitol and prematurely ended the certification of the election results today were spurred on by Republican Congresspeople and Senators
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