This is part of a series of posts on Heather Cordasco, who is running for election in District 93. Read the other posts in this series: Why Heather Cordasco is Wrong About Medicaid. So Wrong. Heather Cordasco is running for the House of Delegates in the 93rd district. She’s one of the many Republican candidates […]
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From Donald, With Love
This is part of a series of posts on Lolita Mancheno-Smoak, who is running for election in District 42. Read the other posts in this series: Where Should A Woman Get Her Healthcare: Planned Parenthood or an Overcrowded ER? Dear Lolita: Please Google “Medicaid Expansion” The following is a letter* Progress Virginia obtained from Donald […]
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It’s easy to call out Nazis. It’s hard to call out our neighbors.
In the wake of violent demonstrations and domestic terrorism by the New Klan in Charlottesville this weekend, a chorus of voices have demanded that elected leaders condemn white supremacy and Nazi ideology. Some figures (Donald Trump, Corey Stewart) have fallen far short of the mark. But calling out Nazis is not enough. It is the […]
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Virginians Deserve to See a Doctor at the Office, Not a Fairground
On a muggy Thursday evening at the Wise County Fairgrounds, a growing crowd of hundreds gathers around the fairgrounds, preparing to camp out for a long night ahead. Their reason? They are hoping to be the first ones in line to see a doctor at the Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic the next day. The […]
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The Whole Woman’s Health Victory a Year Later
The Burden Is Undue! This week marks the one-year anniversary of the groundbreaking Supreme Court decision, Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt. The decision found that the burdens a woman faces when trying to access an abortion—like targeted restrictions against abortion providers (known as TRAP laws)—are unconstitutional. It was an amazing victory for women, and has […]
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Debate for the State: Progressive Candidates for Governor
Meet the Candidates On Tuesday, May 9th Progress Virginia will host “Debate for the State” between Democratic gubernatorial candidates Ralph Northam and Tom Perriello. In anticipation of this event, we’re taking the time to introduce you to these two wonderful candidates and provide some background on the men you will hear more from tomorrow night. […]
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Who is this group suing to end abortion access?
Last Friday, The Family Foundation of Virginia (TFF) filed a legal challenge to stop Virginia from fixing sham restrictions designed to shut down abortion providers. Since the restrictions were passed in 2011, one-third of Virginia’s abortion providers closed their doors. Changes to the regulations are a hard fought victory to protect women’s access to comprehensive […]
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A Parent’s Nightmare
The following is a guest blog by Lori Haas. It was a beautiful spring morning ten years ago when I got the phone call from my daughter, Emily. “Hi Mom, I’ve been shot,” she said. I immediately dropped what I had been doing and raced towards Blacksburg with my husband, breaking every traffic law as […]
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Progress Virginia Denounces Family Foundation’s Delay Tactics on New Abortion Rules
Richmond, VA – Progress Virginia, the commonwealth’s leading voice for progressive values, this afternoon denounced new steps taken by arch-right Family Foundation to stop fixes to Virginia’s sham restrictions on abortion providers from going into effect. In October, the Virginia Board of Health approved amendments to state regulations to reflect scientific evidence and the guidance […]
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Does John Adams Still Think Gorsuch Is “An Incredible Pick”?
This morning, NPR revealed that as a law professor, Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch told students companies “should ask women seeking jobs about their plans for having children and implied that women manipulate companies starting in the interview stage to extract maternity benefits.” Federal law prohibits companies from discriminating in hiring based on pregnancy […]