Virginia House Passes Student Loan Borrowers’ Bill of Rights
The Virginia House of Delegates today passed HB10, the Student Loan Borrowers’ Bill of Rights, after student loan borrowers this morning held a press conference in support of the bill.
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Virginia Needs Paid Family and Medical Leave
When my daughter was born, I was lucky enough to be able to spend 13 weeks at home with her. Adjusting to life with a newborn is no joke. Not
We All Need the Reproductive Health Equity Act
Living in Virginia as a Black, Queer woman has forced me to fight for reproductive freedom. And working in reproductive rights has made it clear just how easy it has
“It’s Like I’m in Quicksand.”
Alex’s student loan debt is crushing her. As a Newport News resident, who works two jobs and puts in over 60 hours a week in order to make her $1,300
Virginia Needs Non-Discrimination Laws Now
How would you feel if you had to lie every time your co-workers asked you how your weekend was to keep your significant other a secret? What would it be
We Need To Protect Our Access To Reproductive Health Care In Virginia
If you’ve been plugged into any media outlet over the past several years, then you know access to abortion care is under attack all across the country, and Virginia is
Get Behind the Wheel with Driver’s Licenses for All
We all love our cars and the privileges that come with them. They are part of our everyday lives–they help us get to our jobs, run errands, ferry our kids
Virginia Workers Can’t Survive off $7.25!
As the results on Election Night were coming in, I was thinking about all of the possibilities with a legislature that is controlled by Democrats. I couldn’t stop thinking about
Hero & Zero January 24
Heroes: Raise the Wage Activists On Tuesday, hundreds of workers from across the Commonwealth braved freezing temperatures and icy conditions to make their voices heard on raising the minimum wage
Advocates Celebrate as Reproductive Health Protection Act Takes First Step To Becoming Law
Champions for abortion access are celebrating today as members of the House Courts of Justice Committee voted to pass Delegate Herring’s HB980, the Reproductive Health Protection Act. This bill would get