One Year Ago We Expanded Medicaid–Now Go Vote!
It seems like yesterday we achieved a major victory here in Virginia. After years of debate and roadblocks, the Virginia state Senate voted on May 30, 2018 to expand access
Progress Unpacked
Conservatives In Virginia Are Coming For Abortion Access
In order for our communities to thrive, one of the most basic things we need is the ability to decide for ourselves whether, how, and when to start a family.
House GOP Misleads Virginians On Student Debt and Higher Ed
Student debt & college tuition have skyrocketed under House GOP’s watch Richmond, VA—Blocking protections for student loan borrowers. Deriding popular proposals to allow student loan borrowers to refinance their loans
Things I’m Over: Stigma Around Abortion
Spoiler Alert: This blog contains spoilers from season 3 of “The Bold Type”. On last Tuesday’s episode of “The Bold Type”, a show on Freeform profiling millennial women in the
New Trump Immigration Czar Compared Immigrants to Rats
Washington, DC—Former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, widely reported as Donald Trump’s pick as immigration czar, compared immigrants to rats in 2012 and appeared to endorse family separation policies. Speaking on
It’s Time for a A New Earth Day
by Taneasha White and LaTwyla Mathias The recent occasion of Earth Day got us thinking about the environment, the movement to save the environment, and the state of our country
Federal Court Issues Landmark Abortion Rights Victory in Virginia
Advanced practice clinicians will now be able to provide first-trimester abortion care in Virginia Regarding today’s court ruling, Progress Virginia executive director Anna Scholl issued the following statement: “Today’s decision
Who Counts in the 2020 Census? | How an Undercount Could Impact Virginia Communities
This blog post is the final installation of a three-part series “Who Counts in the 2020 Census?” where we interviewed local leaders spearheading the fight in their communities to obtain
“Us” and the Marginalization of People of Color in Virginia
⚠️Caution⚠️ Several “Us” spoilers ahead! Seeing Us on opening weekend, I was surprised by the themes throughout the movie that relate directly to the socio-political climate in Virginia. Here’s a
Who Counts in the 2020 Census? | Many Barriers Could Undermine a Fair and Accurate Count in Virginia
This blog post is the second part of a three-part series “Who Counts in the 2020 Census?” where we interviewed local leaders spearheading the fight in their communities to obtain